--- Begin Forwarded Message --- Date: 26 Jan 99 10:49:27 EST From: "Joyce A. Ryerson" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: CensusCD+Maps If you are comfortable with mapping census information by pulling together the data from different sources and doing it for the student or teaching them then you may not need the CensusCD+Maps. We do not have the census discs in the Map Room nor do we use Wessex. We do have ArcView and MapInfo. For the student who knows nothing about mapping, it is a nice program. With a little instruction the student can create maps easily. The hard part is understanding census data. It is all contained on one CD. "One stop shopping!" It is also easy to create files of data (Dbase, ASCII) and text reports. It has sixteen geographies to select from. So you can create maps based on tracts, zips, 104 Congress, block groups, MCD, etc. You can also do a radius around an area by selecting latitude/longitude, zip, place, or address. You have a choice of Standard (commonly requested information) or Tailored counts when selecting census data. The files you create can be used in ArcView or MapInfo. I haven't used the historical data or county time series. It includes the population of states and counties for the twenty-one decennial censuses from 1790-1990. It contains 3,475 data items in 63 data files for all the data published for counties in the 1994, 1988, 1982 County and City Data Book, and the 1991, 1986, 1982 of the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book as well as some additional data. There are also 1997 population estimates and 2002 projections. Without rambling on too much, I think it is a great CD. It offers a bundle of data that can easily be mapped, and it is all on one CD. I find it less confusing to go to one source than many sources. Most students want to do the maps easily, quickly and the last minute. Joyce Ryerson Map Room Baker Library Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755 [log in to unmask] --- End Forwarded Message ---