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Data Office Hours

Do you have data-related questions or need help with a data project? We are here to help!

The University Libraries offer Data Services and Research Consultations! These office hours provide in-person or virtual consultations to students, staff, faculty, and researchers in Pittsburgh. Library specialists are available to help at any point across the research data lifecycle, which includes data collecting, cleaning, structuring and integration, data management, data analysis, coding in R and Python, data sharing, and scholarly communications. Book an in-person consultation or virtual appointment!

Local Data

Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center
Open data portal of the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny county for regional datasets on a wide range of topics.

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Research Data Management (University Libraries)
Data 101
finding data, analyzing data, visualizing data, managing data, and more
Data Management for Research Guide

Interdisciplinary Data

ICPSR
A data archive of datasets related to social and political research, made available through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan. CMU affiliates have access to member-only data. To create an account, click Log In from the home page and then Create Account. Note that you must be in the CMU IP range when creating an account (either on campus, or using the Full VPN). Once an account is created, you can access the resource from any location using the link above. Use this guide for more info.

Pew Research Center
Datasets covering a wide variety of topics related to the use of the Internet and technology.

Roper Center Public Opinion Archives (with iPOLL)
Archive of social sciences data primarily from survey of public opinion.
Sage Stats
Datasets covering popular topics of research interest for U.S. states, counties, cities, and metropolitan areas.

Demographics & Consumer Data

Statista
Data on the global economy, industries, consumer markets, public opinion, media, demography and trends. Includes reports, dossiers and infographics.
PolicyMap
A U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications. Useful for social sciences, urban studies, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, and more.
ProQuest Statistical Insight
Thousands of statistical publications on all topics. Recent data is available online; earlier data is on microfiche in Hunt Library.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Easy to find statistics on all topics, primarily US.

International Data

OECD Publications
Reports and data on international economics, energy, development, education, environment, employment, patents, R&D, finance, agriculture, industry, science, social expenditures, trade, transportation, etc. from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
World DataBank
World Bank datasets for development indicators for all countries in finance, communications, environment, education, labor, health, and economics, current and historical.