Places to find Data (Dickinson Databases)
- Child & Family Data Archive This link opens in a new window
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Explore data on early care, education, and families, including Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES), Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), and National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) data. Some datasets have restricted access and are available only to PhD-level researchers who complete a formal review/request process. Coverage: varies. Some full text. - ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research) This link opens in a new windowAccess social science data from around the world for research and instruction, and training in quantitative methods to facilitate effective data use. Coverage: varies, contains primary sources. Mostly full text.
- PolicyMap This link opens in a new window
Access an online United States national data and mapping tool with multidisciplinary applications. This tool provides data related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others. Leverage U.S. data indicators to perform demographic and socioeconomic analysis, from a neighborhood census block group, up to a national level, as well as custom-created regions. Coverage: varies, contains primary sources. Full text. See our PolicyMap guide to get started: https://libguides.dickinson.edu/policymapguide
- PrivCo Private Company Data This link opens in a new windowAccess business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded, United States corporations, including family-owned or owner-operated firms that have no financial data available elsewhere, as well as fast-growing venture capital and private equity-backed startups, and international unlisted companies. Focus is on companies that are earning at least $1 million in annual revenue or have at least $1 million in venture capital backing. New company profiles, funding rounds and deals being added weekly. Search individual companies or build company lists and download/export data by industry, size, location, and more. Coverage: current. Full text.
- Sage Data, powered by Data Planet This link opens in a new window
Find, visualize, and share billions of U.S. and international statistics from trusted sources that cover business, crime, health, labor and more. This collection contains mostly U.S., as well as some international, statistics on economic and social indicators, with built-in tools for creating data visualizations, charts and maps. Continuous updates for daily, weekly, monthly, and annual datasets are provided as data is released by the source providers.
- SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System This link opens in a new windowSearch for research in astronomy, astrophysics, physics and general sciences, including arXiv e-prints. The "Get It!" button option is not available, but multiple options for tailoring your search are. Citations only.
- Data.gov This link opens in a new window
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A collection of open United States data from federal agencies (e.g. NOAA, EPA, NASA, USAID, and Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health & Human Services, Homeland Security, Labor,Transportation, Justice, State, Veterans Affairs); as well as state, city and county governments.
- Statistical Insight (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistical data and publications summarizing statistical findings, including data collected from United States federal and state government sources, private organizations, and intergovernmental organizations. This collection features descriptive abstracts and detailed indexing. Coverage: 1970 to present. Some full text.
Publicly Available Data Sources
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) is the official and trusted source of international data on education, science, culture, and communication.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics This link opens in a new window
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Access publications and data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, measuring United States labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes, and productivity in the economy. Coverage: varies. Full text. - U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new window
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Access United States census information, covering demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics of the United States population, as well as business, industry and trade data. Coverage: 2002 to present, contains primary sources. Some full text.
- 4TU.ResearchData4TU.ResearchData is an international data repository for science, engineering, and design.
- Data for Good (Facebook/Meta)Repository of deidentified data from Meta's many services.
- DryadDryad is an open-access database of data, particularly data from scientific and medical publications.
- FigshareFigshare is an open-access database that provides access to figures, datasets, images, and videos.
- FiveThirtyEightPrimarily polls and election data.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)IPEDS collects and provides data from colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs.
- KaggleRepository of open data sets for use in data science.
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Department of Education, is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
- National Center for Science and Engineering StatisticsNCSES is a statistical agency within the National Science Foundation providing data on science and engineering research and education.
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)NCEI (Natiaonl Centers for Environmental Information) provides data from a range of scientific discplines.
- tidytuesdaytidytuesday is a data project which releases a data set each week. These sets are targeted to be analyzed by R users.
- UN DataDatabase for retrieving data from various UN statistical databases.
- World Trade OrganizationThe World Trade Organization provides data on global economic and trade, tariff, and policy issues.