Introduction
Data Planet is a dynamic repository of aggregated statistical data from publicly available and licensed sources with two distinct but interrelated interfaces. Statistical DataSets is the original, "classic," product interface that offers robust functionality for comparison, manipulation, and display. Statistical Ready Reference focuses on search and display of DataSheets, roughly akin to individual statistical tables. Taken together, these two interfaces make Data Planet a comprehensive and powerful database product that allows libraries to offer a central portal to a wealth of free and licensed statistical information. More than just a search and retrieval tool, Data Planet offers interactive features, particularly in the Statistical DataSets interface, that allows users to perform comparison and analysis of data sets without any additional software. Originally started at Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) as an in house business metrics system to aid in the analysis of institutional usage statistics and other variables, the functionality of the database program was eventually