Internet Librarian 2013 presentation

1. Best Local Sources
Searchers Academy
Marcy Phelps
Phelps Research
www.phelpsresearch.com

2. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS.gov
Unemployment/employment,
prices/spending, pay/benefits, and more
Local Area Unemployment Statistics:
bls.gov/lau
Occupational Employment Statistics:
bls.gov/oes
Geographic Guide: bls.gov/guide/geography
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3. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Regional Economic Accounts
http://bea.gov/regional
GDP for states, metro area
Personal income for states, counties, metro
areas, micropolitan areas, metropolitan
divisions & combined statistical areas, BEA
economic areas
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4. Eurostat: Regions and Cities
http://snipurl.com/253pqp5
Single access point to Eurostat's subnational statistics
Demographics, economics, education,
tourism, transport, and much more
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5. Local news
Google News:
news.google.com/news/advanced_news_se
arch
abyznewslinks.com
Links to outlets of global news sources
Newspapers, broadcast stations, internet
services, magazines, press agencies
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6. The Atlantic Cities
www.theatlanticcities.com
News, analysis, data, trends on major cities
worldwide
Good source for rankings, mapped data,
charts
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7. SBA SizeUp
http://snipurl.com/253pr2u
Select city and industry
Benchmark revenues, salaries
Map competitors
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8. MetroTrends.org
Urban Institute – social and economic
trends and their impact
Charts/figures, expert commentary,
downloadable data sets, interactive maps
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9. GuideStar
http://www2.guidestar.org
Association listings
Find experts, ID hubs/hot spots
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10. Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics
New access point:
http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/
Build tables to specify offenses, locality
(city, county, state), and year(s)
Violent and property crime – QOL
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11. Cost of living comparisons
Free: Sperling’s BestPlaces
http://www.bestplaces.net/col/
Fee-based: Cost of Living Index
http://coli.org/compare.asp
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12. ResearchOnMainStreet.com
Links from the book, organized by chapter:
Demographics
Economics
Companies
People
Local Issues
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13. Email: mphelps@phelpsresearch.com
Twitter: @marcyphelps
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marcyphelps
Blog: www.marcyphelps.com
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