What's new in & around International Documents:
- UNdata to replace UN Common Database (03/08)
The UN Common Database will be discontinued as of 31 July 2008 and will be replaced by a new system, UNdata, which was launched in February 2008.
Click here for more information.
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New UN database, UNdata (2/2008):
http://data.un.org/
14 databases
55 million records
10 statistical domains
192 country profiles
6 glossaries
Actually, a collection of DBs with a single entry point.
This will be particularly useful for one-stop gathering of (macro-level) statistics by country; It's also free!
For more info, see this 15-slide PowerPoint presentation:
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/UNdata/UNdata_overview.pdf
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New OECD statistical platform (11/2007):
OECD.Stat
OECD.Stat enables users to search for and extract data from across OECD’s many databases included in SourceOECD Statistics.
OECD.Stat offers three key features:
Discovery: Search for complex statistical data across OECD databases with one click access to the datasets themselves from the search results.
Mix and Merge: Extract data from across all 50 databases in one enquiry. New functions enable users to gather and assemble data from various datasets in unique and customizable tables.
Metadata: Improved metadata down to the level of each datapoint means that users can understand the origins of each number and the overall context, aiding comprehension (from the SourceOECD website).
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2 New UN databases added (9/2007):
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics UN. Provides current monthly economic statistics for most countries and areas of the world; from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Division the United Nations; please log out after using. Print issues: 1947-present; latest issues in Gov Info Reference 310.5 U58m
Commodity Price Statistics Online UNCTD. Monthly free-market prices and price indices starting in January 1960 for selected commodities that concern commodity-dependant countries. Please log out after using.
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Comprehensive subscription to UN-HABITAT print and electronic resources begins! (4/2007)
Last updated: 03.19.08
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