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Proceedings of the 9th Annual
Federal Depository Library Conference

October 22 - 25, 2000

Cover/Title Page | Table of Contents | Agenda

STATŸ USA®

Robert Wendling
U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC

The STATŸ USA Mission
  • To produce and distribute business, economic, and trade information products that American businesses and the public need to make intelligent and informed decisions.

STAT-USA Summary
  • Congress and the Administration removed STAT-USA from the Federal budget in September 1994
  • STAT-USA operates under a Revolving Fund
  • STAT-USA products and services are priced to ‘break even’

Products and Services
  • National Trade Data Bank CD-ROM (NTDB)®
  • STAT-USA/Internet
  • USA Trade® CD-ROM
  • USA Trade ® Online
  • Other CD-ROM Products
    - Energy Information Disc (Department of Energy)
    - Statistical Abstract (Census Bureau)
  • Internal Web Design and Lotus Notes consulting

The Export Connection®

The National Trade Data Bank®
  • Omnibus Trade Act of 1988
  • Ten year anniversary
  • Down to a single disc with new software
  • FDLP dropping in FY2001 since entire content is on STAT-USA/Internet

STAT-USA®/Internet™

http://www.stat-usa.gov
  • NPR recommendation: "Build a Business and Economic Information Node for the Information Superhighway."
  • First online October 1994
  • NTDB and EBB content merged on http://www.stat-usa.gov
  • Thousands of single users
  • Over 500 site licenses
  • FDLP now allows two-workstation access

USA Trade CD-ROM®

screen shot-USA Trade CD-ROM-Exports Feb 1998 Year-to-date and Feb 1997 Year-to-Date (Read-only)

USA Trade CD-ROM®
  • First published March 1998
  • Contains U.S. Merchandise Trade
  • Combines valuable data with a dynamic software engine that allows the user to maneuver data with ease
  • Available on the day of release
  • FDLP dropped in FY2001. Content is on Census U.S. Merchandise Trade CD-ROM

http://www.usatradeonline.gov

Web page screen shot-USA Trade Online

USA Trade® Online
  • Available online March 2000
  • Contains U.S. Merchandise Trade
  • Combines valuable data with a Internet-based software engine
  • Data available on the day of release
  • Royalty issues made FDLP access difficult in FY2001

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New Directions
  • Completing new academic-oriented companion document to STAT-USA/Internet
  • Negotiating for OECD data
  • Negotiating for U.S. Industrial Outlook
  • Redesigning STAT-USA/Internet to ensure compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
  • Developing Spanish language Web site

Issues
  • Fugitive documents (A Basic Guide to Exporting, U.S. Industrial Outlook, etc.)
  • Health of information agencies (NTIS, STAT-USA)
  • Encroachment on information industry

 

Contact STATŸ USA!

Phone: (800) STAT-USA

E-mail: statmail@mail.doc.gov

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