Guide To Media Types
CD-ROM
or DVD -- Larger data files can be ordered on standard CD-ROMs or DVDs or as
a custom CD/DVD product. Many files come with software to facilitate use. CD-ROMs
generally cost $50 apiece; DVDs, $60.
Printed
Reports -- Some reports are still sold by the U.S. Government Printing Office
(GPO). When GPO no longer stocks them, the Census Bureau's Customer Services
Center (CSC) may be able to produce the order as a print-on-demand printed product.
The Customer Services Center can also create print-on-demand reports for documents
available in PDF on the Census Bureau website.
Printed
Maps -- Maps come in print or as PDF files on the Internet. Some maps may also
be ordered on CD-ROM or DVD.
PDF --
Many reports that once were issued in print are now released in PDF format requiring
Adobe Acrobat Reader. Users still needing PDFs in print can acquire these reports
as print-on-demand products from the Customer Services Center (CSC) at 301-763-INFO(4636).
HTML --
Most Census Bureau data are published on the Internet. Some of the paper html
files can be ordered in print or, in some cases, on diskette, for a cost from
Customer Services or some other Census Bureau office (eg. Foreign Trade Division,
Manufacturing and Construction Division, Population Division, etc.).
Press
Releases -- Census Bureau press releases are often a gold mine for users; many
have useful tables, sometimes in multiple formats (e.g., Excel).
Census
Briefs -- The Census Bureau has increasingly published analysis in short reports
written in a popular, friendly style. Briefs are being extensively used to publish
Census 2000 data. |