DATA SERVICES FOR THE SES GRADUATE STUDENT

September 21, 2009

Services

Access to Data Sources and Services Data Portal:

http://library.uncg.edu/data_services/ Dataland Blog:

http://uncgdataland.blogspot.com/ Data Acquisitions

Identifying general use data sets to acquire Data Consultations

Assistance choosing data sources for research projects

Policies

Assist users in acquiring freely available data in conjunction with the library liaison.

Attempt to purchase data sets for UNCG researchers dependent upon funding and the Library’s ability to comply with license and use restrictions.

Methodological questions or data analysis and interpretation are beyond the scope of the Library's Data Services.

The Library does not currently support GIS

ICPSR

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research

ICPSR’s mission is to: Collect and preserve research data. Disseminate data for further analysis and

instruction by researchers, scholars and instructors.

Serve as a leading quantitative analysis training resource.

Access ICPSR from the Database list.

Archives for Education

International Archive of Education Data Primarily includes data from the National

Center for Education Statistics. Includes data sources like

Common Core of Data and National Household Education Survey (NHES)

Child Care & Early Education, Research Connections 132 datasets and over 11,000 resources on

child care and early education

Other Sources

National Center for Education Statistics Data Analysis System Includes Pre-Elementary Education

Longitudinal Study (PEELS) from the National Center for Special Education Research

National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 Special Education Elementary Longitudin

al Study

Additional Tools

Data Use Tutorial: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/help/newuser.jsp

Bibliography of Data Related Literaturehttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/ICPSR/citations/index.jsp

ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methodshttp://www.icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog/

NCES Workshops http://ies.ed.gov/whatsnew/conferences/

SAS and SPSS tutorialshttp://library.uncg.edu/depts/ref/data_services/docs.aspx

Final Tips

Find a problem that truly interests you! Establish a strong base in the literature during

coursework. Read for theory AND for data sources. Take advantage of workshops (some are funded!). Explore the dataset fully and find literature on its

use. Contact IRB and find out if you need a

determination or exemption. Take advantage of the benefits of secondary data. Contact Lynda (lmkellam@uncg.edu) if you have

any questions!