Familiar and Better!

摘要

It's sate to say that the Statistical Abstract of the United States has not only been a staple but also a favored and dependable resource for librarians and information seekers across the entire spectrum of library types for more than a century. When the U.S. Census Bureau integrated the current edition into its website and digitized the historical volumes, we were very happy. When the budget for statistical compendia was cut in 2011, we were extremely unhappy. [See Barbie E. Keiser's NewsBreak for details of the budget cuts; newsbreaks.infoto day.comlNewsBreaks/US-Census-Bureau-to-Eliminate-Strategic-Publications-Including-Statistical-Abstracts- 74588.asp.-Ed.]