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The Statistical Handbook on Technology is the first easy-to-use resource to provide the general reader with comprehensive statistical information on how technology affects all areas of our lives. More than 250 charts, tables, and graphs are featured, making it easy for users to quickly find answers to such questions as: How has the number of ATM transactions per month grown since 1988? What percentage of U.S. public libraries offers access to the Internet? How many CD players have been sold in the U.S. since 1983? What is the most prescribed drug? What is the average age of the U.S. aviation fleet? Each of the book's 13 chapters includes a short essay introducing the topic and describing the statistics that follow. The Handbook also provides insightful forecasts, information that is normally difficult to find.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Basic Technology Indicators Agriculture Business, Manufacturing, and Materials Communications Computers Construction and Infrastructure Consumer Products and Entertainment Education and Libraries Energy and Environment The Military and Law Enforcement Medicine and Biotechnology Space Transportation Glossary Index

About the Author :
PAULA BERINSTEIN is the author of several books, including Finding Statistics Online and Finding Images Online. She has run her own research company where she located statistics for clients e has programmed computers and designed databases in the aerospace industry d she has worked as a reference librarian in science and technology libraries and in news libraries. For more information, please visit the author's web site at http://www.berinsteinresearch.com

Review :
.,."this is a very useful tool for academic research libraries....librarians will appreciate having a handy compilation in which to locate statistics on the full-range technologies."-E-Streams ?...this is a very useful tool for academic research libraries....librarians will appreciate having a handy compilation in which to locate statistics on the full-range technologies.?-E-Streams ?Recommended as a starting point for locating statistics related to the field of technology in general, for large public and academic libraries.?-Library Journal ?This collection of statistics will be most useful for students and researchers looking for quantitative data to back up or illustrate technological trends in the U.S.....The fact that the index is credidted to its author is a powerful hint that it will be an effective find tool, and indeed it is.... This is a well-designed statistical compendium, with clearly presented tables, usefully grouped by subject area, careful citation of sources, and an effective index for locating particular topics. Libraries interested in technology will want a copy.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin ?This work will be a handy addition to most library reference collections.?-SB&F ?Useful as an entry point for identifying print and online resources of statistics, from government and private sources. Detailed index....Useful for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, professionals, and two-year technical program students.?-CHOICE ..."this is a very useful tool for academic research libraries....librarians will appreciate having a handy compilation in which to locate statistics on the full-range technologies."-E-Streams "Recommended as a starting point for locating statistics related to the field of technology in general, for large public and academic libraries."-Library Journal "This work will be a handy addition to most library reference collections."-SB&F "Useful as an entry point for identifying print and online resources of statistics, from government and private sources. Detailed index....Useful for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, professionals, and two-year technical program students."-CHOICE "This collection of statistics will be most useful for students and researchers looking for quantitative data to back up or illustrate technological trends in the U.S.....The fact that the index is credidted to its author is a powerful hint that it will be an effective find tool, and indeed it is.... This is a well-designed statistical compendium, with clearly presented tables, usefully grouped by subject area, careful citation of sources, and an effective index for locating particular topics. Libraries interested in technology will want a copy."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin


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  • ISBN-13: 9781573562089
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 304
  • ISBN-10: 1573562084
  • Publisher Date: 25 Oct 1999
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Oryx Statistical Handbooks


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