Library Resources for MKT 865

1. Library Resources for MKT 865 Breezy Silver Business Librarian Hailey MooneyData Services and Reference Librarian http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/mkt865

2. Agenda • Define your topic • Search strategies • Business Resources

3. What are you looking for? • Who or what? • The population • People • Individuals, households • Organizations/Institutions • Companies, schools, nation states • Commodities/Things • Crops, automobiles, arrests

4. When? • Time period • Point in time • “snapshot” or one-time study • Time Series • Yearly, monthly • Current or Historical?

5. Where? • Geography or place • Political boundaries • Nation, state, county, school district • Statistical geographies (Census geographies) • Metropolitan statistical area, census tract

6. Format? • Data or statistics?

8. Data dreaming… • Reality • Never collected • Never published • $$$ • Unwieldy format • Be flexible

9. Search Strategy #1Who might collect or publish this type of information? • Types of Data Producers • Government Agencies • NGOs • Academic Institutions • Private Sector

10. Primary Statistical Agencies of the U.S. Federal Government • Bureau of Economic Analysis • Bureau of Justice Statistics • Bureau of Labor Statistics • Bureau of Transportation Statistics • Census Bureau • Economic Research Service, Dept of Agriculture • Energy Information Administration • Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income • National Agricultural Statistics Service • National Center for Education Statistics • National Center for Health Statistics • National Science Foundation, Science Resources Statistics • Social Security Administration, Office of Policy

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U.S. Federal Government Agencies with Statistical Programs • Administration for Children and Families [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Administration on Aging [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Agency for International Development [Independent agency] • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Agricultural Research Service [Dept of Agriculture] • Army Corps of Engineers [Dept of Defense] • Broadcasting Board of Governors [Independent agency] • Bureau of Customs and Border Protection [Dept of Homeland Security] • Bureau of Economic Analysis [Dept of Commerce] • Bureau of Justice Statistics [Dept of Justice] • Bureau of Labor Statistics [Dept of Labor] • Bureau of Prisons [Dept of Justice] • Bureau of Reclamation [Dept of Interior] • Bureau of Transportation Statistics [Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Dept of Transportation] • Census Bureau [Dept of Commerce] • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Consumer Product Safety Commission [Independent agency] • Defense Manpower Data Center, Statistical Information Analysis Division [Dept of Defense] • Department of Veterans Affairs [Cabinet] • Drug Enforcement Administration [Dept of Justice] • Economic Research Service [Dept of Agriculture] • Economics and Statistics Administration [Dept of Commerce] • Employment and Training Administration [Dept of Labor] • Employment Standards Administration [Dept of Labor] • Energy Information Administration [Dept of Energy] • Environmental Protection Agency [Independent agency] • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [Independent agency] • Federal Aviation Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Federal Bureau of Investigation [Dept of Justice] • Federal Emergency Management Agency [Dept of Homeland Security] • Federal Highway Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Federal Railroad Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Federal Transit Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Fish and Wildlife Service [Dept of Interior] • Food and Nutrition Service [Dept of Agriculture] • Foreign Agricultural Service [Dept of Agriculture] • Forest Service [Dept of Agriculture] • Health Resources and Services Administration [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Indian Health Service [Dept of Health and Human Services] • Institute of Museum and Library Services [Independent agency] • Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics [Interagency forum] • International Trade Administration [Dept of Commerce] • Maritime Administration [Dept of Transportation] • Mine Safety and Health Administration [Dept of Labor] • Minerals Management Service [Dept of Interior] • National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Independent agency] • National Agricultural Statistics Service [Dept of Agriculture] • National Cancer Institute [National Institutes of Health] National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine [National Institutes of Health] National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance [Institute of Education Sciences, Dept of Education] National Center for Education Statistics [Dept of Education] National Center for Health Statistics [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] National Eye Institute [National Institutes of Health] National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute [National Institutes of Health] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Dept of Transportation] National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [National Institutes of Health] National Institute of Mental Health [National Institutes of Health] National Institute on Aging [National Institutes of Health] National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism [National Institutes of Health] National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [National Institutes of Health] National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research [Dept of Education] National Institute on Drug Abuse [National Institutes of Health] National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director [National Institutes of Health] National Marine Fisheries Service [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Dept of Commerce] National Park Service [Dept of Interior] Natural Resources Conservation Service [Dept of Agriculture] National Science Foundation, Science Resources Statistics [National Science Foundation] Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Dept of Labor] Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight [Dept of Housing and Urban Development] Office of Health, Safety, and Security [Dept of Energy] Office of Immigration Statistics [Dept of Homeland Security] Office of Management and Budget [Executive Office of the President] Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy [Dept of Education] Office of Policy Development and Research [Dept of Housing and Urban Development] Office of Population Affairs [Dept of Health and Human Services] Office of Public and Indian Housing [Dept of Housing and Urban Development] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing [Dept of Housing and Urban Development] Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation [Dept of Health and Human Services] Office of the Secretary, Dept of Transportation [Dept of Transportation] Patent and Trademark Office [Dept of Commerce] Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Dept of Transportation] Preparedness Directorate [Dept of Homeland Security] Small Business Administration [Independent agency] Social Security Administration, Office of Policy [Independent agency] Statistics of Income [Internal Revenue Service] Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [Dept of Health and Human Services] United States Geological Survey [Dept of Interior]

12. Search Strategy #2Use a Finding Aid • Reference Books • (ProQuest) Statistical Abstract of the United States • Databases • Statista • Data-Planet Statistical DataSets • Library Research Guides

13. Search Strategy #3Pick a place to start searching • Targeted search: Consider the range of resources available to you and make and informed choice on where to search • Choose a database based on your topic • Business databases • Library catalog (Statistical publications) • Health insurance – Michigan – Statistics • Internet • site:.gov

14. Search Strategy #4Turn to the published literature • Conduct a literature review • Follow up on references

15. Search Strategy #5Ask for help