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Research Data Management

Finding Datasets

See also Finding Data Repositories

Tips for Finding Datasets

Data & Statistics LibGuide Page
Includes sources for survey data, governmental datasets, and statistical sources
Scientific Data
Journal that focuses on descriptions of data sets relevant to the natural sciences, medicine, engineering and social sciences
Dataset Search
In addition to making datasets universally accessible and useful, Dataset Search's mission is to: Foster a data sharing ecosystem that will encourage data publishers to follow best practices for data storage and publication. Give scientists a way to show the impact of their work through citation of datasets that they have produced. As more dataset repositories use schema.org and similar standards to describe their datasets, the variety and coverage of datasets that users find in Dataset Search will continue to grow.

Data Citation Resources

How to Cite Datasets and Link to Publications
A guide from the DCC on citing data.
ICPSR- Why and how should I cite data?
Information and examples on how to cite data
DataCIte
This organization's purpose is to develop and support methods to locate, identify and cite data and other research objects.
MIT Guide on data citation

Data Citation Tips

The publisher may have author guidelines on how to cite data. Also, look for examples from previously published papers.

The repository or source of the dataset may have suggested citations.

If there are no recommended data citation models, try using DataCite recommendations for the minimum format for citing data:

Required elements

Creator- Creator or author of the data set
Publication Year
Title- Title of the dataset
Publisher
Identifier- a unique identifier of the dataset, such as a DOI or a link to the dataset.

Optional elements (as appropriate)

Version- If a dataset has more than one version, it is important to put the version you used in the citation.
Resource Type

Recommended forms of a data citation are:

Creator (Publication Year): Title. Publisher. Identifier

Creator (Publication Year): Title. Version. Publisher. Resource Type. Identifier