Resources for Social Sciences

ICPSR Research Tools:Resources for Social

Scienceshttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

Archive of digital social science data Acquisition, preservation, and distribution

of data Added Value:

◦ Data-related literature with full-text links◦ Online data analysis tools◦ Analysis-ready data (SPSS, SAS, Stata, SDA)

What is ICPSR?

Search for data in one resource

vs.Searching multiple web

sites

Advantage:

Students, faculty, researchers, policymakerswho: Write articles, papers, theses Conduct secondary research, support

previous findings Teach methods in quantitative analysis Seek to preserve primary research data

Who might use ICPSR?

Surveys (values, behavior, health, race, religion, roles of women, youth, etc.)

Data on crime, punishment, drug use, mental health, education, etc.

Political exit and media polls Thematic collections, e.g. The Substance

Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive

What resources are included?

Studies, e.g. National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Publication-Related Archive: data needed to replicate study results

Bibliography of Data-Related Literature◦ Updated database of citations of works using data

held in the ICPSR archive Social Science Variables Database

◦ Search for variables across datasets, compare, download

What resources are included?

Descriptions of studies with citation information◦ Citation information in the code book◦ Citation can be exported into EndNote

RSS updates for data are available View study usage statistics (for study

dimensions and environments)

**Some restricted data requires application**

Selected features of ICPSR:

Good for teaching research methods: Online Learning Center: Contains

lesson plans and in-text exercises TeachingWithData.org: Contains

exercises, activities, simplified data/datasets, teaching information

Classroom-ready modules, e.g.:◦ Investigating Community and Social Capital◦ Exploring Data through research literature

Instructional Resources:

View All Studies to use multi-faceted search

To see core data:◦ Choose Download Select Files from the study

record to see core data <OR>◦ Browse documentation files

Links to related data are provided View sample characteristics and FAQs

How do I use the ICPSR?

Deposits of digital data welcomed Deposits made through a secure Data

Deposit Form Create MyData account to create, access,

and authenticate data deposit

Depositing data:

In Top Menu Help tab: ICPSR User Support Data User Help Center (Audio/Video

Tutorials) Local Support (include as much

information as possible ):◦ Email: neil.reid@utoledo.edu

Phone: 419-530-4286◦ Email: gregg.rice@utoledo.edu

Phone: (419) 530-3594 Monthly webinars on YouTube, Facebook,

slideshare.net

How do I get help?