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State Blue Books

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Political Science & International Studies

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 General all purpose reference work. Contains social, industrial, political, financial, religious, and educational statistics and rankings.  The Library owns print-on-paper editions of the World Almanac back to 1923--earlier editions are located in the General Collection in the Library basement under the call number AY 67 .N5 W7.  The current edition is available online, here:
 [http://ezproxy.bradley.edu:2048/login?url=http://firstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=WorldAlmanac;done=referer;FSIP '''''Online Version of World Almanac'''''] and in the "Reference" section of [http://ezproxy.bradley.edu:2048/login?url=http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe'''''Lexis-Nexis''''']
+== '''Census Information ''' ==
+[http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp ''''' 2007 Agriculture Census''''']
+The ''Agriculture Census'' is taken five years in years ending in 2 and 7.
+[http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/ '''''2007 Economic Census''''']
+The ''Economic Census'' is taken eEvery five years in years ending in 2 and 7.
+[http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html '''''2000 Population Census''''']
+The ''Census of Population'' is taken every ten years in years ending in 0.
+[http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/cons-hou.html '''''Construction & Housing Data''''']
+Part of the ''Economic Census'', the Construction & Housing data include: new housing starts, value of new construction, etc.
+[http://www.census.gov/prod/1/gen/95statab/manufact.pdf '''''Census of Manufactures''''']
+''The Census of Manufactures'' and ''Annual Survey of Manufactures'' are available from the Census web site, [http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/ma0300.html '''''Annual Survey of Manufactures''''']
+[http://www.census.gov/econ/www/mi0100.html '''''Census of Mineral Industries''''']
+[http://www.census.gov/econ/www/retmenu.html '''''Census of Retail & Wholesale Trade'''''] C3.255
+[http://www.census.gov/econ/www/se0200.html '''''Census of Service Industries''''']
+and [http://www.census.gov/econ/www/servmenu.html '''''Service Annual Survey''''']
+[http://www.census.gov/econ/www/se0400.html '''''Census of Transportation'''''] C3.233
+This census provides information on commodity transportation (tons and ton miles, value of shipments, means of transportation, length of haul, size of shipments, origin and destination); truck inventory and use (number of vehicles, truck-miles, use, miles, model year, body type, fuel, acquisition and maintenance), and a public warehouse survey.
+To find more information on the various '''''Economic Census''''' surveys and products, see the [http://www.census.gov '''''Census'''''] web page, searching for the specific type of information you need.
+--updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 10:30, 16 November 2009 (CDT)
 '''''Historical Statistics of the United States--Colonial Times to 1970'''''. REF HA202 .B87 1975

 '''ILLINOIS''', '''''Illinois Blue Book''''',  [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/stgovpub.html '''''Current Illinois Blue Book'''''],
-[http://www.eliillinois.org/cgi-bin/ida/fullidarecord.pl?record=2691 '''''Historical (1990-2000)''''']
 [http://illinoisharvest.grainger.uiuc.edu/ '''''Illinois Harvest'''''] Illinois history and culture.

 [http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm '''Country Information by IMF'''].
+[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm '''Country Profiles by BBC News'''].
 [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc '''''Country Studies at Library of Congress'''''].
 [http://www.usa.gov/ '''''USA.gov''''']  An easy to search, free-access website designed to give you a cenralized place to find information from U.S. local, state, and federal government agency websites.
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---updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 9:32, 18 August 2009 (CDT)
-You can access many of the Library's research resources from the Library's home page, at:
-http://library.bradley.edu/
---updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 3:40, 19 August 2009 (CDT)