The ICPSR website

ICPSR

ICPSR is an abbreviation for Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR is part of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

How to Search for Datasets

Basic Search Feature

The basic search feature on the ICPSR homepage searches the ICPSR website and data holdings by default. To search for datasets, deselect the website box.

Advanced Search Feature

The advanced search feature allows the user to search for datasets using more options. For example, users can search words or phrases in the title, summary, or sampling description.

Browse ICPSR Categories & Thesaurus

ICPSR has categorized the datasets into 17 broad categories. There is also a thesaurus to help you select terms to search.

 

Publications Based on ICPSR data

The Bibliography of Data-Related Literature is a searchable database that contains over 41,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive.

 

Other Instructional Tools

Data Use Tutorial

This is a very handy guide for using the ICPSR website. Topics include finding data, accessing data, downloading, and analyzing data using statistical software. This is a very useful website; first time users will want to visit the Data Use Tutorial.

Using Data - set-up files and reading data

These useful tutorials will help you to get set-up files to work in Windows and to read data into SPSS or SAS.

ICPSR Glossary of Social Science Terms

A convenient guide to terms and phrases used for social science data analysis.

Online Learning Center

Designed for faculty to use for in-class demonstrations or to assign as supplemental activities for giving students greater exposure to concepts.

 

Responsible Use Statement

Before using ICPSR data, users must read and agree to the Responsible Use Statement.

Contact Information

Kris Condic, Associate Professor

236 Kresge Library

248-370-2469

email: salomon@oakland.edu

 

Shawn Lombardo, Associate Professor

240 Kresge Library

248-370-2493

email: lombardo@oakland.edu

Student Opportunities

Summer Training Program

• ICPSR offers summer courses in research design, statistics, data analysis, and social science methodology.
• Courses are open to university faculty and researchers, graduate students, and nonacademic research scientists.
• The first session is held from June 23 - July 18, 2008. The second session is held from July 21 - August 15, 2008.
• The 2008 Course Schedule has been posted.

Student Summer Internships

Students have the opportunity to participate in a summer internship at ICPSR. This summer's program runs from June 9 - August 15, 2008.

Undergraduate Research Paper Competition

During the 2007-2008 academic year, ICPSR sponsored two undergraduate research paper competitions. For both competitions, submissions were due on January 31, 2008. Watch the ICPSR website for deadlines for the 2008-2009 academic year.

ICPSR Archives

Minority Data Resource Center (MDRC)

The purpose of this archive is to provide data resources for the comparative analysis of issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA)

The goal of the archive is to provide ready access to substance abuse and mental health research data and to promote the sharing of these data among researchers, academics, policymakers, service providers, and others.

Terrorism & Preparedness Data Resource Center (TPDRC)

One of the newer archives provided by ICPSR.

Other archives are listed here.