A data repository/depository refers to the actual website where raw data files are stored and can be accessed. Researchers pay or have contracts with institutions to store the microfilm/raw files/primary data in these huge computer storage areas. They are usually associated with a university and store only data but not articles or papers.
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| CFData: Child & Family Data Archive Child & Family Data Archive (CFData) consists of data on topics related to young children, their families and communities, and the programs that serve them. Acess Here |
| City of Chicago Data Portal The City of Chicago’s Open Data Portal consists of regularly updated city and neighborhood data in Chicago. Users can download and visualize the data for free. Access Here |
| Civic LEADS: Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing Civic Learning, Engagement, and Action Data Sharing (CivicLEADS) provides quantitative and qualitative data across education, political science, developmental sciences, and other disciplines. This data repository facilitates research on civic education and involvement. Access Here Special note: The CivicLEADS website will be taken down by the end of June 2024. All study data and accompanying documentation will be made available exclusively through ICPSR’s website |
| Community Data Snapshots Community Data Snapshots summarizes demographics, housing, employment, transportation habits, retail sales, property values, and land use in metropolitan Chicago’s 284 municipalities and 77 Community Areas. Raw data can be downloaded from the CMAP Data Hub. Access Here |
| Cook County Data Portal The Cook County Open Data Portal consists of government data on courts, economic development, finance & administration, forest preserves, parks & recreation, maps, healthcare, property & taxation, public health, and public safety. Users can download and visualize the data for free. Access Here |
| Data.gov Data.gov is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data. Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. Access Here |
| DSDR: Data Sharing for Demographic Research DSDR is a data-sharing project for the demography and population sciences community. Access Here |
| Harvard Dataverse The Dataverse is an open-source web application to share, preserve, cite, explore, and analyze research data. It facilitates making data available to others and allows you to replicate others’ work. Researchers, data authors, publishers, data distributors, and affiliated institutions all receive appropriate credit. Access Here |
| Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Historical Statistics of the United States is a compilation of over 37,000 statistical series from over 1,000 sources. All tables include citations to data sources and descriptions of data anomalies. Each major section includes a signed essay that puts the statistics in historical context. Access Here |
| ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of social science data for research and includes many large time-series datasets. It comprises over 750 academic institutions and research organizations worldwide. Access Here |
| IPUMS CPS IPUMS CPS harmonizes microdata from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Coverage from 1962 to the present. Access here |
| IPUMS USA The Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS-USA) consists of samples of the American population drawn from federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys of 2000-2012. These samples, which draw on every surviving census from 1850- 2000, and the 2000-2012 ACS samples, collectively constitute our richest source of quantitative information on long-term changes in the American population. Access Here |
| Measures of Effective Teaching Longitudinal Database This site offers access to quantitative data and classroom videos created by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Access Here |
| NADAC: National Archive of Data on Arts & Culture The National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC) is a repository that facilitates research on arts and culture by acquiring data, particularly those funded by federal agencies and other organizations, and sharing those data with researchers, policymakers, people in the arts and culture field, and the general public. It mainly consists of data on the arts and the arts’ value and impact on individuals and communities. Access Here |
| Open ICPSR Open ICPSR contains social, behavioral, and health sciences research data. Explore OpenICPSR Resources |
| OECD.Stat Data portal for OECD countries and selected non-member economies. Users can search for and extract data. Visit the OECD Database |
| PEERS Data Hub: Partnership for Expanding Education Research in STEM Partnership for Expanding Education Research in STEM (PEERS) consists of data resources in STEM education. This repository is co-created by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Access Here |
| RCMD: Resource Center for Minority Data Resource Center for Minority Data (RCMD) provides data resources on issues affecting racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States. Access Here |
| REES: Registry of Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies The Registry of Efficacy and Effectiveness Studies (REES) is a database of causal inference studies in education and related fields. REES accommodates a range of study designs, including randomized trials, quasi-experimental designs, regression discontinuity designs, and single-case designs. The database is searchable and exportable. Access Database |
| Research Data Gov ResearchDataGov provides microdata from federal statistical agencies. Access Here |
| Social Explorer Social Explorer is a detailed reference tool for current and historical Census data from 1790 to the present. Data may be generated by browsing maps or building reports. Access Here |
| UN Data Over 300 sets of economic, social, and financial statistics from various United Nations agencies and other international organizations. Most data are available in time series from 1970 or 1980 to the present (Statistics for some items lag by several years). Access UN Data |
| United States Census Bureau Search data collected by the US Bureau of Census on housing, population, business, and government. Access Census Data Here Visit the U.S.Census Bureau Data Repository |
| World Bank Databank Includes the World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance databases. Contains over 500 time-series indicators under the headings: world view, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links. Data are at the country level only and are updated annually. Includes the World Development Indicators and Global Development Finance databases. Access Here |
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