There are vast numbers of datasets and databases providing quantitative information on many, many themes. This is a list of resources all over the (information and geographical) map. There are additional resources mentioned on thematic pages on this Research Guide, Such as Immigration and Refugees. Please reach out to me for a research consultation, or also to our Data Librarian, Stephanie Labou!
Provides easy access to statistical data. Data is downloadable in Excel and CSV, and shapefiles when multiple geographies are covered. Sources include: Bombay Stock Exchange, British Bankers' Association, Chicago Board Options, Exchange, China Data Center, D&B (Dun & Bradstreet), Dave Leip's Atlas of US Presidential Elections, Defense Manpower Data Center, Deutsche Börse Group, Dow Jones, Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI), Eurostat, FTSE Group, HSI Services Limited (Hong Kong), International Monetary Fund, London Bullion Market Association , London Platinum & Palladium Market, NASDAQ OMX Group, National Bureau of Economic Research, Nikkei, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Standard & Poor's, World Bank, World Resource Institute, Xignite, and many US Federal agencies. See the Data-Planet Libguides for more detail. If you are having trouble connecting, check the status page to see if Sage Data is down.
Latin American marketing data and statistics
Call Number: Geisel Reference Floor2 West HA751 .L38
Publication Date: London: Euromonitor International, 2003
Anuario estadístico de América Latina = Statistical yearbook for Latin America
Call Number: Geisel Floor 6 HA755 .A68
Publication Date: Santiago, Chile: United Nations, Economic Commision for Latin America, 1973-1984.
Call Number: Geisel Reference Floor 2 West and Floor 6 HA755 .A68
Publication Date: [Santiago, Chile]: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 1986-
Issues since 1998 available online available at https://www.un-ilibrary.org/content/periodicals/16841379
Search for Statistical abstract of Latin America" as a keyword in UC Library Search to find various publications by the Committee on Latin American Studies/Latin American Studies Center at UCLA.
Call Number: Most Recent: Geisel Reference Floor2 West Earlier Issues 6th Floor HA935 .S8
Publication Date: Los Angeles : The University, 1956-2002
Vols. 1-38 (1955-2002) In SRLF. Request it through interlibrary loan by clicking the link, signing in and using the Request feature.
There are many resources provided by UCSD Library and others' to search for Latin American Census Information:
1. Online Family Search Library (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Salt Lake City)
The online collection holds digitized versions of much of the microfilm created by the Church and housed in its physical Library.
To search for and access material for a particular region, create an account and go to the FamilySearch Wiki:
Use the Map or “Search By Place and Topic” box. This will bring you to a country specific page where you can search for a more specific term or use the facet menu on the right to identify particular kinds of records and collections (church, census, etc.)
For an example of how to use the Family Search Library Wiki to find particular materials, see the instructions on accessing the Mexican Padrones
2. A helpful resource to identify existing information -- which may be digitized on the wiki is the following:
Call Number: Geisel Reference Floor 2 West HA755 .G85 1990
Publication Date: Boston, MA : G.K. Hall, 1990
3. The Library has purchased Datasets for relatively recent censuses in a number of Latin American Countries
All of these can be found in the “Latin America Census Collection” and accessed with AD login on the X: drive in the GIS Lab.
4. Mexican Census Material:
The Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (Mexico) provides access to much contemporary and historical Mexican census data
To get to Mexico’s first census (the Padrones, gathered between 1752-1865) (as well as additional Census Material) in the Online Family Search Library Wiki
> search for Mexico, which will take you to the Mexico Genealogy Page.
> Clilck on “Census” under record type on the left (please note that you can also search for other formats and collections of vital statistics) OR search for Padrones
(Either brings you to the Mexico Census page)
> Scroll down and click on: Padrones, 1752-1865
Once you are in, scroll down and click on the camera to access different sections of digitized microfilm.
Scroll down – click on the camera icon
