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Overview:
UC DATA's data holdings are primarily in the areas of Political, Social and Health Sciences. The data collection includes datasets produced by UC DATA as well those provided through membership consortia and licensing agreements.
Holdings from all of these sources are freely available, in some cases after an initial registration, to faculty, staff and students at UC Berkeley.
NOTE: If you are logging in from off-campus, downloads require IP authentification using the campus Library Proxy Server.
Before you begin looking for data:
Where to begin looking for data:
Here are some good ways to start:
Tips on searching:
SEARCH UC DATA using the UC DATA Search Engine for our data holdings, links to our list verified digital resources on the web. The UC DATA Search Engine will also net UC DATA publications, and reports. You can also use the left hand navigation map to go directly to our lists of data holdings, publications and reports.
Other Resources: Use the search engines at the originating archives. They are tailored to their specific collections, and will ensure you accessing the most up-to-date information.
ICPSR: The ICPSR web site allows you to search by keywords in the Title, by the Principal Investigator (PI) or the full Abstract. The Roper web site provides Title/Abstract keyword searching, as well as restriction options for Date Range, Country, Survey Organization, Sponsor, and Type of Sample. The Field Polls search site allows you to search by keyword and year.
Other Data Archives: Use our Other Search Tools page to search across multiple data archives at once -and- to access search tools and mechanisms developed by other organizations.
UC DATA's data holdings are primarily in the areas of Political, Social and Health Sciences. The data collection includes datasets produced by UC DATA as well those provided through membership consortia and licensing agreements.
Holdings from all of these sources are freely available, in some cases after an initial registration, to faculty, staff and students at UC Berkeley.
NOTE: If you are logging in from off-campus, downloads require IP authentification using the campus Library Proxy Server.
Before you begin looking for data:
- Define the research question(s) you want to answer.
- Identify a number of key words or search terms to begin your search.
- Clarify and make a realistic estimate of the time you can devote to finding and analyzing your data.
- Identify the resources you have to conduct your analyses.
- Identify what kind of data best fits your research questions and time and resources. Consider reading "What is Data?" - a helpful clarification of data types by Vanderbilt University librarian, Sue Erickson.
- Be patient. Finding the right data for you can be an iterative process. One resource may lead you to another, better, one, and so on. One keyword search may reveal a better key word, and so on.
Where to begin looking for data:
Here are some good ways to start:
- Use the UC DATA SEARCH ENGINE to search this web site including our list of verified digital resources on the web.
- Go to our DATA on the WEB page and browse by topic area.
- Go to ICPSR. ICPSR is the world's largest archive of digital social science data. You can search by key word or browse a list of subjects.
- If you are looking for public opinion data, go to The Roper Center, or The Field Poll.
Tips on searching:
SEARCH UC DATA using the UC DATA Search Engine for our data holdings, links to our list verified digital resources on the web. The UC DATA Search Engine will also net UC DATA publications, and reports. You can also use the left hand navigation map to go directly to our lists of data holdings, publications and reports.
Other Resources: Use the search engines at the originating archives. They are tailored to their specific collections, and will ensure you accessing the most up-to-date information.
ICPSR: The ICPSR web site allows you to search by keywords in the Title, by the Principal Investigator (PI) or the full Abstract. The Roper web site provides Title/Abstract keyword searching, as well as restriction options for Date Range, Country, Survey Organization, Sponsor, and Type of Sample. The Field Polls search site allows you to search by keyword and year.
Other Data Archives: Use our Other Search Tools page to search across multiple data archives at once -and- to access search tools and mechanisms developed by other organizations.
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