INFORMATION UPDATE  
   April 2005                              Number 61

Welcome to INFORMATION UPDATE, beginning our 6th year of
publication.

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IN THIS ISSUE
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   => Do It Yourself - Statistics, Statistics, Statistics
   => Did You Know? - Journals Publish Special Issues
   => Notes, News and Announcements
   => Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information

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DO IT YOURSELF - Statistics, Statistics, Statistics
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Governmental organizations excel in generating statistics.
Imports, exports, crime, crops, education, economic, employ-
ment, disease, and demographics.  You name it, and there's
a pretty good chance someone in the government has run some
numbers.

The place to start looking for statistics published by a 
U.S. governmental agency is "The U.S. Government's Official
Web Portal" - Firstgov.gov at http://www.firstgov.gov/ 

In the menu bar on the left side, under Reference Center, 
click on Data & Statistics.  Voila!  Firstgov offers a list
of 29 links to government statistics sites.  A good place to
start is Statistical Abstract of the United States.  From
there you can link to the 2004-2004 Edition.  Stat Abs (as
we call it in the biz) is produced by the Census Bureau, so
the web address for a direct link is 
http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-04.html

Look for the searchable index near the bottom of the blue
table.

Back on the Firstgov Data & Statistics page, The Facts for 
You link leads to an interesting list of Facts and Figures 
About Your Community.  Topics include Agriculture & Food, 
Business & Economy, Healthy People, Science & Technology, 
and Travel & Transporation.

It can be a little mind boggling to browse, but the Firstgov
Data & Statistics site is a good one to bookmark for future
reference.

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DID YOU KNOW? - Journals Publish Special Issues
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Have you ever noticed how some journals and magazines follow
a pattern in publishing?  For instance, every year in April
Consumer Reports publishes its automobile edition.  Other
magazines and journals do the same thing.  These special 
issues can be an excellent source of top 10 lists, product
reviews, corporate overviews, executive profiles, regulatory 
updates, industry trends, and much more.

Finding these issues might be difficult, were it not for a
database service specifically designed for this purpose.

This is just one of the many resources and services we have
at our disposal to deliver knowledge to our clients.

For more information, contact Shamel Information Services, 
858-673-4673 or mailto:cshamel@shamelinfo.com

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Notes, News, and Announcements
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June 5, 2005   SLA Annual Conference, Toronto Canada
"Market and Industry Research Focusing on Biomedical Business"
Half day workshop.
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/conference/ac2005/index.cfm

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Cynthia L. Shamel, editor

Shamel Information Services

Telephone: 858-673-4673

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