Overview

The decennial Census of Population and Housing contains an enormous amount of valuable information, but mining this information can be overwhelming. Michael R. Lavin has developed a practical, easy-to-use guide to this remarkable statistical resource. Designed as a textbook, a handbook, and a ready-reference tool, Understanding the Census is written in a user-friendly narrative style. It features a wealth of research tips, background information, and answers to frequently asked questions. The book's many appendixes also provide valuable support material and answer important questions about the census. This is a must-have resource for anyone seeking or using U.S. Census information.

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".,.""a wonderful guide that will enlighten baffled librarians or researchers about census data.""-Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship .,.""book can be used as a textbook....Novice and experienced users will find this book very useful. It is clearly written and incorporates many useful features throghout the text to highlight points....All census data users should find Understanding the Census useful. Difficult ideas are made understandable through organization of text....appendixes bring them together for ready use....This book should be in libraries of all types.""-Business Information ?...a wonderful guide that will enlighten baffled librarians or researchers about census data.?-Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship ?...book can be used as a textbook....Novice and experienced users will find this book very useful. It is clearly written and incorporates many useful features throghout the text to highlight points....All census data users should find Understanding the Census useful. Difficult ideas are made understandable through organization of text....appendixes bring them together for ready use....This book should be in libraries of all types.?-Business Information ?Designed for use as a textbook and ready-reference tool, it helps researchers navigate the census. It succeeds on three levels. First, it explains census subject terminology and concepts in an understandable manner. Second, it assists census users in locating census data. Finally, it helps users with the increasingly diverse array of census products, including CD-ROMs and maps....Reference librarians will be pleased to see that Lavin covers Internet resources and other electronic products in this final section....A series of eye catching and informative sidebars appear throughout every chapter....Understanding the Census is the most detailed and accessible of these guides and is highly recommended for medium-size and large public libraries and for academic libraries of all sizes.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ...""a wonderful guide that will enlighten baffled librarians or researchers about census data.""-Journal of Business and Finance Librarianship ...""book can be used as a textbook....Novice and experienced users will find this book very useful. It is clearly written and incorporates many useful features throghout the text to highlight points....All census data users should find Understanding the Census useful. Difficult ideas are made understandable through organization of text....appendixes bring them together for ready use....This book should be in libraries of all types.""-Business Information ""Designed for use as a textbook and ready-reference tool, it helps researchers navigate the census. It succeeds on three levels. First, it explains census subject terminology and concepts in an understandable manner. Second, it assists census users in locating census data. Finally, it helps users with the increasingly diverse array of census products, including CD-ROMs and maps....Reference librarians will be pleased to see that Lavin covers Internet resources and other electronic products in this final section....A series of eye catching and informative sidebars appear throughout every chapter....Understanding the Census is the most detailed and accessible of these guides and is highly recommended for medium-size and large public libraries and for academic libraries of all sizes.""-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin"

.,. book can be used as a textbook....Novice and experienced users will find this book very useful. It is clearly written and incorporates many useful features throghout the text to highlight points....All census data users should find Understanding the Census useful. Difficult ideas are made understandable through organization of text....appendixes bring them together for ready use....This book should be in libraries of all types. -Business Information

Author Information

MICHAEL R. LAVIN is Business Librarian at Lockwood Library, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. He has worked with census data for many years as a reference librarian, college instructor, consultant, and trainer, and he is an active participant in the Census Bureau's State Data Center program. Lavin is the recipient of the 1992 Business Reference Services Section/Gale Research Award for Excellence in Business Librarianship. He is the author of Business Information: How to Find It, How to Use It (Oryx Press, 1992), now in its second edition.

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