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New Decennial Census Resources

New Decennial Census Resources. Ray C. Walling Summer 2007 Government Documents Intern Numeric and Spatial Data Intern. New Decennial Census Resources. Part I: New Resources Available. Decennial Census Resources. New resources include: The Decennial Census Question Database

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New Decennial Census Resources

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  1. New Decennial Census Resources Ray C. Walling Summer 2007 Government Documents Intern Numeric and Spatial Data Intern

  2. New Decennial Census Resources Part I: New Resources Available

  3. Decennial Census Resources • New resources include: • The Decennial Census Question Database • The UMich Census Inventories • The Block Report City Coverage Aid • The Decennial Census Variable Database

  4. Decennial Census Question Database (review) • Census Coverage: 1790-2000 • Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out whether a question was asked on a particular decennial census. • Browse Questions by Date, 2000 equivalent, or tag • Also includes background information • URL:http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/cqdb.xls

  5. Possible Question 1: • “What questions were asked for the 1790 census” • Answer: ….

  6. Possible Question 2: • “Were questions ever asked about building materials for houses? If so when?” • Answer: …

  7. Possible Question 3: • “I noticed there was a question in the 2000 census about when buildings were built, when was this first asked.” • Answer: …

  8. City Block Coverage Aid • Census Coverage: 1940-1980 • Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out whether a city had block coverage for a particular decennial census. • Includes report numbers for each decade and a highlighted box if it is covered in that decade. • URL:http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/bloc4080.xls

  9. Possible Question 4: • “I am doing research on housing characteristics of a certain neighborhood of Anchorage, AK; is there anyway to find details for any decade within the last 50 years?” • Answer: ….

  10. UMich Census Inventories • Census Coverage: 1790-1990 • Purposes: • To help librarians and patrons find where resources are available (online, print, microformats, cds, etc.) • To catalogue additional online resources • URL:http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/hiscen/cen#### (ex. cen1940)

  11. Possible Question 5: • “The print volume of the 1950 Census Volume 2-Alabama Section is missing, is there another place I can search?” • Answer: …

  12. New Decennial Census Resources Part II: Real example of the use of these resources.

  13. From the Patron: “I need to find general information about housing characteristics for neighborhoods in Chattanooga, TN for 1950…Where can I look?” - Patron Question, July 2007

  14. Reference Interview • “Is there a particular piece of information that would be useful for your research? Or even an example of a statistic you are looking for?” • “I’m looking for all sorts of statistics; but for instance, I would like to know average rent in certain parts of the city?”

  15. Thinking Process • Is this information available for the 1950 census? • Is Chattanooga covered in block statistics volumes? • What is the quickest way to get this information for the patron.

  16. Steps • Find out if question is asked • Find out if block coverage is available • Find out where the patron can access this information

  17. Steps • Find out if question is asked • Find out if block coverage is available • Find out where the patron can access this information

  18. Steps • Find out if question is asked • Find out if block coverage is available • Find out where the patron can access this information

  19. New Decennial Census Resources Part III: Coming Soon!

  20. Census Coverage: 1790-2000 Purpose: To help librarians/patrons figure out what statistics, variables, tables, and maps are available through online resources. Includes information on online resource, type of information (stat, variable, etc.), Concept/Variable Name, Possible Divisions, Tags, and Geographies available Will be available Spring 2008. Decennial Census Variable Database

  21. New Decennial Census Resources Part IV: Any Questions?

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