[net-gold] STATISTICS: RESOURCES : REFERENCE: TOOLS: HANDBOOKS : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: U.S. Census Bureau to Eliminate Strategic Publications Including Statistical Abstracts
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- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:24:06 -0400 (EDT)
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STATISTICS: RESOURCES :
REFERENCE: TOOLS: HANDBOOKS :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
U.S. Census Bureau to Eliminate Strategic Publications
Including Statistical Abstracts
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U.S. Census Bureau to Eliminate Strategic Publications
Including Statistical Abstracts
by Barbie E. Keiser
Posted On March 28, 2011
Information Today
http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/
US-Census-Bureau-to-Eliminate-Strategic-Publications-
Including-Statistical-Abstracts-74588.asp
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/4h2u7xx
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Statistical Abstract is a convenient and user-friendly resource to
consult. In addition, this may be the original mashup. As an example,
Table 663, Labor Union Membership by Sector, 1985-2009, indicates that
while based on Current Population Survey, the source of some data in the
table is a Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), the BNA publication, and
research authored by two academics (their names, affiliation, and website
URLs included). Published since 1878, the print and online version of this
publication will cease with the 130th edition. Other publications getting
the axe include:
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Current Industrial Reports (CIR), providing monthly, quarterly, and annual
measures of industrial activity for highly specific products. Among the
CIRs most recently posted to the website include Fats and Oils, Flour
Milling Products, and Inorganic Chemicals. Perhaps most useful is the fact
that the individual responsible for each publication is named and a
telephone number (direct line) provided. From the Budget, we learn that
the Bureau will expand the NAICS industry product detail for some
manufacturing industries in the 2012 Economic Census to minimize the loss
incurred through the cancellation of the CIR program.
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The County and City Data Book and State and Metropolitan Area Data Book
will no longer be printed, but the data will remain available online.
Thankfully, the Census Bureau has a good help desk to assist those who
find the online data tools confusing. For those who dont believe that
difficulties are encountered, try the 2010 Factfinder at
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http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml
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Commercial publishers make a good deal of money compiling tables and
ranking states/cities, so that the public may be able to purchase
convenient presentations of this data should it find the books easier to
use than pulling the data from the Census website.
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Other terminations mentioned in the Executive Summary (page CEN-6) include
Federal Financial Statistics, Foreign Research and Analysis, Demographic
Call Center, Population Distributions.
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snip
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So what is the rationale for retaining some titles? The Advance Monthly
Retail Sales publication will continue to be published because television
newscasts and the financial pages of newspapers and magazines regularly
highlight the sales levels and trends from this report.
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Perhaps most disturbing was the fact that input from users outside of the
Commerce Department was not sought. The decision to terminate the product
unfortunately did not factor in the number of hits on the Statistical
Abstract website or the orders for print editions of the publication. It
was simply that most of this data is available somewhere on the internet.
Understanding who uses these data sets, how they are used, and
availability of alternatives would seem crucial to the decision-making
process.
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The Era of Open Government
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The Census has done a lot of things right in the recent past. The Agency
should get credit for making the 2010 population census data available at
a granular level so quickly. The Bureau might have considered using some
of the newer social networking tools to garner input from users about
which titles are most important to them, and why. By creating a wiki,
individuals could vote for their favorite tool and explain why it was so
important to their work. The decision-making process employed is
antithetical to todays best practices for good customer/public relations.
The Bureau should want to be out in front, particularly when pushback is
expected.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
(215) 204 - 4584
jwne@xxxxxxxxxx
http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com
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