Provides access to hundreds of statistical publications issued by a variety of international organizations, such as the EU, OECD, UN, IMF, OPEC, World Bank, etc. Instat indexes approximately 400 sources of international statistics from public and private bodies. It indicates categories, units, territorial coverage, frequency, and whether it is a time series. This CD-ROM database indexes statistics from 1983 to the present. It provides access to data published by a wide range of institutions, such as state and federal governments, universities, research institutions, corporations, associations, and international organizations.
Access is by subject, name and geographic areas, issuing sources, titles and publication numbers.
An abstract provides enough information to determine whether the item will serve the researcher's needs before tracking it down. The abstract number can be used to locate the material on microfiche in the IIS, ASI, or SRI microfiche library, located in the Microforms department, Hillman Library, 2nd floor. Each is in Hillman Reference in the index carrels. The SRI provides indexing and abstracts to statistical information prepared and issued by private U.S. organizations and state government agencies. Covers business, industry, economic conditions, government programs, and social trends.