Subject Guide
Frequently Used Data Sources
NOTE! Data and statistics can often be found in journal articles, so don't forget to search article databases.
- Data Citation Index This link opens in a new windowDatabase for finding data sets, data repositories, and data studies.
- Data.govDatabase of the US government’s open data. Provides federal, state and local data, tools, and resources to conduct research, build apps, design data visualizations, and more.
- Fedstats This link opens in a new windowA gateway to statistics collected by United States federal agencies.
- Quick Facts from US CensusProvides easy access to some of the most-used economic and social statistics.
- Datacite.org (Registry of Research Data Repositories)A global directory/catalog of research data repositories covering all academic disciplines. Search by topic or keyword to find a database relevant to your project.
Multidisciplinary Data Repositories
- DryadThe Dryad Digital Repository is a curated resource that makes the data underlying scientific publications discoverable, freely reusable, and citable. Dryad provides a general-purpose home for a wide diversity of datatypes.
- Data CiteDataCite is a leading global non-profit organisation that provides persistent identifiers (DOIs) for research data. Their goal is to help the research community locate, identify, and cite research data with confidence.
- Harvard DataverseDataverse is an open source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others, and allows researchers to replicate others' work more easily. Researchers, journals, data authors, publishers, data distributors, and affiliated institutions all receive academic credit and web visibility.
- ZenodoBuilt and developed by researchers, to ensure that everyone can join in Open Science. All research outputs from across all fields of research are welcome