Dataset User Guides
These are online user guides to frequently-used datasets at DISC. Most of these datasets are available either online via UW-Madison campus-wide subscription, or at DISC public access workstations.
- American FactFinder (U.S. Census) online tutorials
- CensusCD 2000 User's Guide, 2003 version (PDF)
- Datastream Advance 5.0 User Guide (PDF)
- Using IMF eLibrary - Data / International Financial Statistics (from IMF)
- National Longitudinal Study (NLS) User Manual for NLS Web-Investigator (from NLS User Services at the Center for Human Resource Research)
- OECD.Stat User Guide (PDF)
- SourceOECD -- Accessing OECD Statistics Online (PDF; from SourceOECD web site, UW-Madison subscription)
- World Bank Data - How-to Guide (from data.worldbank.org; includes World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance)