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Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2009:
The National Data Book (128th Edition)

The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009, published by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. Serving as the official Federal summary of statistics, it is derived from many statistical sources, both government and private.

This year’s Statistical Abstract includes many new tables covering a variety of currently relevant topics, including:

• Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality: 2005 to 2007
• Religious Composition of U.S. Population: 2007
• Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Procedures: 2000 to 2005....
• Public Schools Using Selected Safety and Security Measures, by School Characteristics: 2000 to 2006.
• Coastline and Shoreline of the United States by State
• Military Retirement System: 2007
• Household Financial Assets in IRAs, by Type of IRA: 2007
• Supply, Disposition, and Ending Stocks of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: 2006.
• Household Internet Usage In and Outside of the Home, by Selected Characteristics: 2007
• Expenditures for Wildlife-Related Recreation Activities: 2006
• Percent of Women in National Parliaments by Country: 2007
  

The Statistical Abstract is a rich compendium for statistical reference as well as a guide to other valuable statistical publications and sources. It is everyone's one-stop shopping source for statistical information on all aspects of American life - direct from the U.S. Government. 2008.
Source: GPO Access website

The current edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is available at the Tarver Library Reference desk. The online version is available at U. S. Census Bureau web site. View the book in PDF format.

Digital Karl Barth Library

Jack Tarver Library has added the Digital Karl Barth Library (DKBL) to our e-resource repertoire.

The first major online collection of Karl Barth's works, The Digital Karl Barth Library combines comprehensiveness with a carefully crafted set of text-analysis tools, The Digital Karl Barth Library will support a new generation of research into the works of one of the twentieth century's most influential theologians.

The current release features the English translation of Barth's magnum opus, The Church Dogmatics, in its entirety. The original German version, Die kirchliche Dogmatik, is also included as are the first 43 volumes of Barth's Gesamtausgabe, which includes hundreds of letters, sermons, lectures, conversations, and academic writings. These volumes are supplemented by seven additional German works that have not yet been published as part of the Gesamtausgabe and English translations of thirteen important texts by Barth. New content will be added on a quarterly basis.

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