Finding Data
Finding Data
We provide expertise and assistance to help our clients access and use electronic data resources available to the University community. This service is provided through a partnership with CITL, University Library, and Tech Services..
- Request an appointment
- Drop in hours available at the 220 Main Library or online consulting
- Online Resources (new website coming soon)
Data Repositories
ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Science Research
ICPSR data is accessible from any computer on the Illinois campus network, including home users on the campus vpn.
Access to ICPSR data provided as a service to the Illinois campus community by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Roper Center data is accessible from any computer on the Illinois campus network, including home users on the campus vpn. Login is required. New users may self-register.
Roper Center data includes the popular iPoll collection of US nationwide public opinion surveys.
Access to Roper Center data provided as a service to the Illinois campus community by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
Government Data Repositories
- US Bureau of the Census
- US Bureau of Justice Statistics
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics
- US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
- Canadian Data
- National Center for Health Statistics
- National Center for Education Statistics
- CPS Supplement Files at NBER
Other Publicly Accessible Data
MOOC Data
Through our partnership with Coursera, we provide critical resources to faculty and staff with a vested interest in teaching Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), as well as researchers interested in learning more about data and findings related to Illinois' MOOCs. Learn more about our MOOC data.