1. Best Local Sources
Searchers Academy
Internet Librarian 2011
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Marcy Phelps
Phelps Research
www.phelpsresearch.com

2. American FactFinder 2
 New site: http://factfinder2.census.gov
 Census 2010, American Community Survey, etc.
 Geography filters help drill to local level
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3. Local Employment Dynamics
 http://snipurl.com/253c9z
 Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) on local
levels
 Data on employment, job creation, turnover, &
earnings by industry, age & sex
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5. www.bls.gov/guide/geography
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6. Local news
 Google News (news.google.com)
 ABYZ News Links (www.abyznewslinks.com)
 Bizjournals.com
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8. GovScan
 www.govscan.com
 Indexes 5,000 city, town, county, & state gov’t.
sites in 50 states
 Use for quick access to local-level
demographics, maps, data, key resources
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10. Fwix
 www.fwix.com
 News, events, reviews, social media
 U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, Ireland, South
Africa, New Zealand
 Real-time information about life in selected
metro areas, cities, towns
 Also try
 HelloMetro.com
 Outside.in
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12. LocalTweeps
 http://localtweeps.com/
 Search by city, ZIP and/or keyword
 U.S., Canada, U.K.
 Use to find out who’s talking about what – and
where
 Also try NearbyTweets.com
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14. Cyburbia
 www.cyburbia.org
 Online discussion forums covering urban
planning
 Learn about local development/changes
 Connect with planners, architects, students &
others who know/care about particular cities &
towns
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16. Presentation links
phelpsresearch.com/speaking
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