The Center for Social Science Innovation provides faculty, staff, and students pursuing research related to the social sciences direct access to a diverse selection of data consortiums and repositories. Our research services staff are ready and willing to help you find the data you need to drive your research forward. 

In addition to providing data access, CSSI also offers comprehensive data services, including acquisition, entry, analysis, and reporting.

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Enhance efficiency, improve your research quality, utilize large-scale and unique datasets, and more by accessing the following data consortiums and repositories through CSSI:

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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research is an American political science and social science research consortium, based at the University of Michigan. Founded in 1962, the ICPSR is the world's largest social science data archive.

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Qualitative Data Repository (QDR)

The Qualitative Data Repository (QDR) is a dedicated archive for storing and sharing digital data (and accompanying documentation) generated or collected through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences and related disciplines.

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