Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008

The U.S. Census Bureau has given us an early Christmas present... The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008!!! Hooray! Just what I have always wanted. Seriously, this is one of my favorite resources. It is the beginning point for almost any statistical question we get at the reference desk. I am sure you can find some value for your discipline within its pages. A good tip to this resource is to look for your topic in the index. Remember the index is referring you to table numbers not page numbers.

Press Release from Census Bureau (which has a little blurb about the demand for digital items) : http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/miscellaneous/011095.html

Direct access to Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

The library should be getting a print copy of this awesome book soon. So be on the look out.