ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) [Rutgers Restricted]
The largest repository of social science data in the world. Based at U. Michigan, ICPSR includes entire data sets, polls, surveys from government, organizations, and individual researchers. Includes 7,000 data collections and over 500,000 individual data files, most prepared with SPSS and SAS. Rutgers affiliates can download data sets directly to their desktops.
Beginning in Jan. 2011, all NSF grant proposals must include a data management plan. Other funders now require Data Management Plans. Whether you need help with the DMP Tool, or just want to consult, the Libraries can provide assistance and expertise. Please contact Laura Palumbo, Science Data Specialist (for NB Libraries) at laura.palumbo@rutgers.edu. If you need consulting around issues of open access to publications or other research outputs, please contact Laura Bowering Mullen at lbmullen@rutgers.edu (or see the tab labelled Rutgers Open Access Policy and SOAR on the top of this guide. For discussion around open science and psychology, please see chapters of the book manuscript, Scholarly Communication and Open Access in Psychology: Current Considerations for Researchers (Draft).
Ryan Womack is the RUL librarian who specializes in data. Please see his comprehensive guide to data services linked here. Please contact Ryan Womack with specific data questions (contact information within guide).
See also the comprehensive guide to data resources on the Social Work PhD guide (by Hartman). This guide provides many useful links for finding data on research topics in psychology.
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