Introduction and Tutorials
Hi! This Guide will help you find demographic data and secondary sources that will inform your grant applications and your understanding of the local community. In addition to the resources listed on this page, you can reach out for personalized assistance via Library Help.
- Census Business Builder Step by Step TutorialAn overview of the steps we demonstrated in the library class session. Includes screenshots.
After your class session in the Library, you may want to learn more information.
For Tips and Tricks on using Census Builder, see the following tutorial.
If you'd like to learn more about data.census.gov, view the following tutorial:
Frequently Used Census Data Resources
- Census Business Builder - Small Business EditionSmall Business Edition is built primarily for small business owners who need key data for their business plan or to better understand their potential market. It presents data for a single type of business and geography at a time.
- Data.Census.GovThis website is the primary tool for accessing information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Find population data as well as social, economic, and housing characteristics at various geographic levels (national, state, county, etc.)
- All Census Data ToolsThis page lists all data tools and apps provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Brief descriptions will help you decide which tool is right for you.
- Historic Census Publications (Digital Version)Explore historic Census bureau publications that have been digitized. Note that digitization is not comprehensive for all Censuses.
Find Articles
- ProQuest CentralThis is a multidisciplinary collection of articles from scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers and other sources.
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Need the PDF/full-text?
Use Article Linker to search for full-text across all databases. If the article isn't available, choose Request via ILLiad or use interlibrary loan to request a copy from another library.
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Using Google Scholar?
Sync your Google account with USU. This will get you past paywalls for articles USU subscribes to by having you login with your A# and password.
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