Developing statistical and quantitative literacy allows us to understand the numbers thrown at us on a daily basis, whether they are from the New York Times, the Census Bureau, or […]
Baltimore Neighborhood Statistics: Not So Easily Found
Many people come to us asking for raw data or statistics specific to individual Baltimore neighborhoods (Hampden, Charles Village, Mt. Vernon, East Baltimore, etc.). While finding out more about our […]
What Happened to American Fact Finder?!
If you use data from the U.S. Census Bureau, you have probably already noticed the radical change to the American Fact Finder tool. If you are frustrated by these changes, know […]
Open Access Week: Opening Doors with Open Data
The idea of sharing research data – both scientific and social science – has been around for quite some time (for replication studies and new science), but the Open Data […]
Restricted-use Data Room
The Sheridan Libraries are pleased to announce the availability of a room for faculty and student researchers to use when they have obtained permission to work with a restricted-access dataset. […]
Wait…So the 2000 Census and the 2010 Census Aren’t the Same?
Yes, indeed. The 2000 Census included both the short- and long-form questionnaires. In 2010, only the short-form was delivered (and that is also the plan for 2020 and beyond). All of the information […]
So how many people in the U.S. have/do/are [blank]?
Down here in Government Publications, Maps and Law (GPML) we get a lot of who, what, when and where statistics questions. Some examples include “how many women-owned businesses are there in […]
Getting Acquainted With ArcGIS 10
The Government Publications, Maps and Law Department (GPML for short) is offering a new Thursday workshop series on using ArcGIS 10. The workshops will run every Thursday starting this Thursday (Jan. […]
Suffering from where-to-startitis?
We have the cure! Did you happen to notice on the JHU Libraries Home Page a box labeled Research by Subject? There is a guide for pretty much every subject taught here […]
Just because it’s online doesn’t make it free
Libraries have changed over the past 20 years thanks to the advent of the Internet. It allows us to have larger collections without running out of shelves and taking away valuable […]