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Launched in 2008, Statista is a holistic and multidisciplinary database, one of the world’s largest statistics portals, covering worldwide markets, industries, and societal topics.

Statista Sources

• Comprehensive and transparent sources
  (e.g. market research reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases)
• Data categorized into 21 market sectors
  (e.g. media, business, finance, politics)
• Data from over 18,000 private and public sources aggregated from North America, Europe, and Asia
• More than 1.5 million worldwide statistics
• Forecasts on 500 areas from 41 countries for 5 years
• More than 20,000 public and private reports
• Proprietary and exclusive information (including 2,500 dossiers and 40 industry reports)
• Metadata for each statistic (source, release date, number of respondents, and more)
• Information prepared and vetted by a research team of 100+ analysts in Hamburg, Germany
• All data and charts can be republished with full publication rights

Database Functionality

• Intuitive, innovative, multifaceted, and multidisciplinary research tool
• Integrates quantitative data on 80,000+ topics from over 18,000 sources onto a single platform
• Statistics can be directly downloaded in PNG, PDF, Excel, and PowerPoint formats
• Statistics can be displayed in bar chart, line graph, or table format
• Infographics to illustrate data visually can enhance presentations
• Citation tool formats downloaded statistics (APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and Bluebook)
• Links provided to original sources for further research

If you would like more information about Statista, please contact Leanne Wells, Business Librarian at UNB Fredericton, (506-447-3075). Or watch Statista’s own demo video.

Find more information about data and statistics in UNB Libraries’ department of Government Documents, Data, and Maps/GIS.

For additional help with using UNB Libraries’ resources, consult our online
Research Help pages or contact the help desk of any library at UNB.

You can also Ask Us for help by email, by Instant Message, or by
Text (506.800.9044).

UNB Libraries’ staff wish you a peaceful, joyful, and restorative holiday season.
Stay safe, keep warm, and we’ll see you next year!

Please note that all libraries will be closed from December 24th, 2016 until January 1st, 2017.

UNB Libraries will re-open on Monday, January 2nd, 2017.

See full details about library hours.

As always, however, UNB Libraries’ e-resources will remain accessible over the course of the holidays.

Please note the following hours for UNB Archives & Special Collections:

December 19th to December 22nd: By appointment only

December 23rd:  CLOSED

New Winter term hours will be released during the first week of January 2017.

For more information, please contact Archives & Special Collections (archives@unb.ca | 506-453-4748).

Need to study for exams? UNBF Libraries is the place to be.

Extra Hours:

Until December 16th, all libraries are open until Midnight!
See Complete Hours

Extra Quiet:

Shhhhhh…it’s QUIET STUDY TIME everywhere in the libraries!

Extra Study Space:

In the Harriet Irving Library, check out the new seating and study spaces on the 3rd floor–at the east and west ends of the building! Plus, all the instructional rooms in the HIL are open and quiet study spaces until the end of exams–on the 1st floor of the HIL, check out the Milham Room (100), the Learning Lab (112), and the Reading Room (109); on the 3rd floor, check out the DATA/GIS Lab (310); on the 4th floor, check out the Nan Gregg Room, the Beaverbrook Room, and the Seminar Room (417); on the 5th floor, check out the open study lounge.

In the Science & Forestry Library, check out the various study areas.

In the Engineering & Computer Science Library, check out the Reading Room and Study Hall.

And don’t forget–individual study carrels and group study rooms are located in all the libraries.

Extra Coffee:

The Commons Café in the HIL will be open for extended hours during the exam period!

UNB Libraries’ staff wish you “good luck” on your exams!

Just a reminder that computers and quiet study space are in high demand in all our libraries at the moment.

We ask that you please respect everyone’s academic needs.

If you are studying in the Harriet Irving Library, keep in mind that the Milham Room (Room 100) on the first floor, the Seminar Room on the fourth floor, and the study carrels located along the periphery of the building on the fourth floor are the quietest areas in the building.

Need assistance finding a quiet space? Ask at the help desk of any library at UNB.

You can also Ask Us for help by email, by Instant Message, or by Text (506.800.9044).