Data sources

Library Subscriptions

Access to data is not always guaranteed. The library subscribes to resources that will provide access to data sets and statistics.

ICPSR -Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Data repository that hosts archived data from researchers and the government, as well as other depositors.
Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) This link opens in a new window
Access qualitative and multi-method research datasets.
Roper iPoll This link opens in a new window
Collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present from both U.S. and international polling firms.
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Demographic research tools that allows for data analysis and mapping.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.
Data Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Research data, including data studies with the scientific literature to track data citation.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Summary of statistics from U.S. government agencies.

Repositories available from the non-profit and research centers. All data sets are free to access.

Harvard Dataverse
Data repository hosted by Harvard University. It covers datasets from various academic disciplines, including social sciences, health, and economics.
Dryad
Repository that hosts data from a wide range of academic disciplines, including biology, ecology, social sciences, and more. It aims to promote data sharing and reuse in the scientific community.
Zenodo
Data repository operated by CERN, allowing researchers to deposit research outputs across all academic disciplines. It supports datasets, code, papers, and more.
Open Science Framework
Repository supporting open science data sets and collaboration.
NIH-Supported Data Sharing Resources
Listing of repositories that are hosting NIH supported research.
UCI Machine Learning Repository
Repository of of datasets that are commonly used in the field of machine learning and data mining for research, experimentation, and education purposes.

Repositories available from the government. All data sets are free to access. Restrictive data will require a licensing agreement with agencies.

Data.gov
Main repository that collects and disseminates data sets collected and disseminated by the government.
Census Data
Demographic and economic data sets from various surveys disseminated by the Census Bureau.
HealthData
Data on a wide range of topics, including environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.
Commerce Data
Economic data sets from various agencies.
NASA Data
Open data from NASA.
NIST Data
Data, tools, and resources for Science, Engineering, and Technology.
NOAA Data
Data on environment, oceans, and atmosphere from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and National Centers for Environmental Information.

Search an agencies websites for available data using the Google search engine.

Repositories that the library does not subscribe to but may contain data sets that are accessible.

Mendeley Data
Search of data sets indexed by for-profit company Elsevier. Access to the data sets is not guaranteed.
Google Data
Search of data sets indexed by for-profit company Google. Access to the data sets is not guaranteed.
Kaggle
Hosts datasets, kernels (code notebooks), and discussions related to a wide range of data science topics. Access to the data sets is not guaranteed.
Github
Repositories for code files.