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LIB 150 Locating Statistical Resources

LIB 150 Locating Statistical Resources. Feb 2014. Outline. Library Collection on Statistics Hong Kong Statistics Major Statistical Databases Internet Resources. Learning Outcomes. On completion of this workshop, students will be able to:

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LIB 150 Locating Statistical Resources

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  1. LIB 150 Locating Statistical Resources Feb 2014

  2. Outline • Library Collectionon Statistics • Hong Kong Statistics • Major Statistical Databases • Internet Resources

  3. Learning Outcomes • On completion of this workshop, students will be able to: • Grasp the understanding of Library collection on statistics • Understand the basic operation of some popular financial databases • Identify the statistical resources on the Internet

  4. Library Collection (1) • Search for Library materials by: • Author • Title • Keyword/Phrase • Subject • Call Number • ISBN/ISSN http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/

  5. Library Collection (2) • Standard subjects for statistical publications • topic(s) -- geographic location -- statistics e.g. education -- China -- hong kong -- statistics e.g. education -- China -- statistics • Can use subject word search in advanced keyword search for better results • e.g. s:(hong kong and statistics) and (education)

  6. Hong Kong Statistics (1) • Census and Statistics Department FREE download of some Publications and Individual Statistical Tables Browse all Statistical Subjects http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/

  7. Population Census • 2006 Population By-census 中期人口統計http://www.bycensus2006.gov.hk/en/index.htm • 2011 Population Census人口統計http://www.census2011.gov.hk/en/index.html Detailed data sets and tables from the Hong Kong Population Census

  8. Hong Kong Statistics (2) Frequently Asked Statistics • Hong Kong Trade Development Council http://bso.hktdc.com/

  9. Hong Kong Statistics (3) • Economic Report & Business Statistics http://www.gov.hk/en/business/market/economic

  10. Major Statistical Databases Census (HK) • TAB on CD-ROM(In-library use ONLY) • Economic/Financial Statistics • Datastream(In-library use ONLY) • International Financial Statistics • Compustat • WINDDatabase (In-library use ONLY) • Bloomberg Professional (In-library use ONLY) • Statistical information in table format • TableBase • China Statistics • CEIC Premium China Database (In-library use ONLY) • China InfoBank 中國資訊行 • 中國統計年鑒數據庫

  11. Compustat • Contains financial, statistical, and market information covering publicly traded companies in the U.S. and Canada, and also worldwide • Provides more than 340 annual and 120 quarterly income statement, balance sheet, flow of funds, and supplemental data items on more than 10,000 active and 9,400 inactive companies • Data from 1987 onwards Apply for an Individual Account or a WRDS Access Pass beforehand

  12. Datastream (Financial statistics) (1) (In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation IC025) • Equities • e.g. financial accounts of listed companies • Indices • Bonds • Macroeconomic indicators • Commodities • Commodity Indices, Agricultural prices, Chemical prices • Interest & Exchange rates Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”

  13. Bloomberg Professional (In-library use ONLY, available at Multimedia Booth area of IC) • Bloomberg is the leading source of data, news and analytics for financial and legal professionals, corporations, media organizations and private individuals around the globe. • Provides real-time and historical pricing, indicative data, reporting, research, estimates, analytics, portfolio management tools, electronic trading and order management systems, multimedia events and electronic communications

  14. CEIC Premium China Database (1) (In-library use ONLY, available at Workstation IC024 & IC025) Extensive coverage of over 230,000 statistical data series of China on national, provincial and municipal level Macroeconomic Data • Comprehensive sets of monitoring indicators • e.g. leading index, business and entrepreneurs’ survey, banking survey, consumer survey and PMI Reserve a workstation in “Room Booking System”

  15. CEIC Premium China Database (2) Industry Data • Most detailed dataset in the marketplace • e.g. Utility, Logistic, Pharmaceutical and Petrochemical Regional Data • City database: 286 prefecture level cities • County database: 2,000 counties Specific Topic • Land and Resources • Environmental Protection

  16. China InfoBank 中國資訊行 (1) Online database with news, listed company information, company directory and statistics • 中國統計數據庫 • from national and provincial statistical yearbooks, China Economic Statistics Bulletin, the People's Bank of China Quarterly Statistical Bulletin, and Custom Statistics • SOSHOO 搜數網 • a website providing statistical data originated from China InfoBank in table form

  17. China InfoBank 中國資訊行 (2) Demo example • 中國統計數據庫 • 出口市場統計

  18. 中國統計年鑒數據庫 (in Chinese) 203 volumes of statistical yearbooks are subscribed by the Library, whichcovers various kinds of census and survey data.

  19. Internet Resources (1) Global Economic Monitor / By The World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/gem • Provides analysis of current economic trends, economic and financial data indicators. • Provides daily updates in world key financial indicators • Data includes - Balance of payments, commodities, consumer prices, forecasts-commodities & forecasts-macroeconomics etc.

  20. Internet Resources (2) Macroeconomic indicators By International Monetary Fund (IMF) http://elibrary-data.imf.org/ • Interest & Exchange rates • International Liquidity • National Accounts • GDP, Government Consumption etc. • Commodity Prices • International Transactions • Monetary Statistics

  21. Internet Resources (2) Macroeconomic indicators By International Monetary Fund (IMF) Demo example • Unemployment rate of HK of 2012

  22. Internet Resources (3) World Development Indicators By The World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators • Presents the most current and accurate global development data, includes national, regional and global estimates. • View by country, topic or indicators • Data includes - Populations, income, social, economic, financial, natural Resources etc.

  23. Internet Resources (3) World Development Indicators By The World Bank Demo example • Browse by topic

  24. Internet Resources (4) UNCTAD Statistics By United Nations Conference onTrade and Development http://unctadstat.unctad.org/ • Provides statistics related to world trade, investment, international financial flows and development • Continuously updated

  25. Internet Resources (4) UNCTAD Statistics By United Nations Conference onTrade and Development Demo example • Check the “Consumer Price Indices by country”

  26. Internet Resources (5) • Selected Internet Resources: -Hong Kong Information: Statistics http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=333865&sid=2748100 -General Information: Statistics http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/content.php?pid=333865&sid=2748065

  27. Internet Resources (6) • Selected Internet Resources: • LibGuide on “Finding Statistics” http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/finding_statistics?hs=a

  28. In-class quiz Click here or type the following link to access the Quiz (LIB150) http://libguides.ln.edu.hk/quiz

  29. We need your feedback to this workshop ~ • Click here to access the online evaluation form of this Library Workshop, OR, use the following link : http://lingnan.asia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1A1w9bmWVAWs4Dz ~ Thank you~

  30. Q & A • Tel: 2616 8571 • Email: refstaff@ln.edu.hk • Chat with a Librarian: http://www.library.ln.edu.hk/help/eref/ Thank You!

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