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Census Information Center (CIC)
Purposes and Goals
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Research analysts who will advise researchers and
students how census data might be structured to describe the demographic
characteristics of various populations
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Publication of occasional papers on particular
populations derived from census data, i.e., housing studies or
environmental studies
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To conduct training
workshops on the access and use of census data for the
professional and lay communities
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To promote field services to communities whose interests
are to understand and use select census data in order to conduct studies
in their community
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To maintain a portfolio of census based research,
projects and other programs and activities that have been conducted
throughout the U.S. that may be useful to the Norfolk State University
Census Information Center (CIC) community
Services
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A directory of databases provided by the U.S. Bureau of
Census
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A collection of Census publications for the State of
Virginia and selected regions throughout the U.S.
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A collection of Census Electronic Data on CD ROM and DVD
for the state of Virginia and other selected regions throughout the U.S.
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A data retrieval and Research and Analysis site with a
specific focus on internet based access to Census Data
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Technical assistants trained to provide specific
guidelines on how to access and interpret or understand census data
Hours of Operation
9 a.m. - 5 :00 p.m. by appointment
Monday - Friday
Contact:
Rudolph Wilson
Chairman, Political Science Department
NSU Center for Applied Research and Public Policy (CARPP)
(757) 823.9575
rwilson@nsu.edu
or
Karma Gaines-Ra
CIC Liasion for Lyman Beecher Brooks Library (LBBL)
(757) 823.8517
kgaines-ra@nsu.edu
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