• Last Updated: 05/15/2008

Instructional Support and Research Assistance

• Instructional support including finding example data sets, constructing lessons on statistical literacy and developing course-specific lists of data resources
• Assistance in locating, acquiring and using data for individual research needs
• Acquisition of data resources to support either instruction or specific research needs

ICPSR Access and Support

ICPSR, the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, is a non-profit, membership-based data archive located at the University of Michigan. The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UM-TC) membership allows students, staff, and faculty to access ICPSR data files and documentation for the purpose of academic research. The data available through ICPSR are raw, unanalyzed data which require statistical analysis. Individuals who are prepared to analyze raw data can download data themselves from the ICPSR web site. All other users should contact the Data Services Librarian for assistance.

• Contacts

  Each member institution has an Official Representative (OR) who is responsible for seeing that access to and use of data follows the ICPSR guidelines. The OR for the Twin Cities membership is Professor Joanne Miller, Political Science Department. Technical support questions should be directed to the Data Services Librarian.

• Data Use Tutorial

  If you haven't used ICPSR data before, see the Data Use Tutorial.

• News from ICPSR

  New data releases through June 29, 2009
  New NACJD Director Researches Crime Reduction Strategies
  ICPSR Bulletin Spring 2009 - Now Available
  ICPSR URLs Changing in mid-August
  ICPSR Welcomes New Consortium Members
  An Introduction to ICPSR!