TY - JOUR
T1 - U.S. Government Statistics on the World Wide Web
AU - Allison, Melody M.
N1 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National Institutes of Health (NIH)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety & Health Administration, or the U.S. HHS NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Occupational Health Programs (which has data on NIEHS employee illnesses and injuries). Please note that some entities use “and” and others use “&.” Statistics can be discovered in many places other than Web pages entitled “Statistics.” Terminology varies greatly, and while you may find information under: “Data,” “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),” “Trends,” “Surveillance,” and “Demographics” in some sites, you may also find information under “Profiles,” “Fact Sheets/Factsheets,” or “Fact Books,” in others. Essentially you must keep you eyes open and leave no stone unturned.
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - The U.S. Government produces and provides massive amounts of statistics. Government initiatives have made much of the statistical information emanating from its various federal agencies, departments, and offices digitally accessible on the Internet. Assisting users in locating specific statistics can be one of the most challenging duties librarians have. This article provides a guide to government sources that will help librarians locate health statistics for researchers, health professionals, health consumers, and others. Some selected sites may be an endpoint of the search, and others may offer a solid beginning to a complex answer. Links are also provided to gateway Web sites, where a search strategy utilizing some of the tips discovered while compiling this list can be used to help promote successful outcomes. As always, it is recommended to use evaluative criteria to assess information quality as well as integrity of the data.
AB - The U.S. Government produces and provides massive amounts of statistics. Government initiatives have made much of the statistical information emanating from its various federal agencies, departments, and offices digitally accessible on the Internet. Assisting users in locating specific statistics can be one of the most challenging duties librarians have. This article provides a guide to government sources that will help librarians locate health statistics for researchers, health professionals, health consumers, and others. Some selected sites may be an endpoint of the search, and others may offer a solid beginning to a complex answer. Links are also provided to gateway Web sites, where a search strategy utilizing some of the tips discovered while compiling this list can be used to help promote successful outcomes. As always, it is recommended to use evaluative criteria to assess information quality as well as integrity of the data.
KW - Government statistics
KW - Internet
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0037362253
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0037362253#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1300/J115v22n01_05
DO - 10.1300/J115v22n01_05
M3 - Article
C2 - 12627690
AN - SCOPUS:0037362253
SN - 0276-3869
VL - 22
SP - 39
EP - 55
JO - Medical Reference Services Quarterly
JF - Medical Reference Services Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -