InfoGuides: Find Data for Analysis: Get Help

Get Help

The best way to get help is by contacting datahelp@gmu.edu. All of our staff members are familiar with different aspects of locating and using data. Send your question and you will be put in touch with the right person.

Digital Scholarship Center (DiSC) Guides: Check out our guides on SPSS, Stata, R, Working with Data, and more. DiSC schedules drop-in workshops for the fall and spring semesters. We also schedule workshops for small groups by request. See our workshops page for details.

Contact your subject librarian. DiSC and the subject librarians work together to to help you find resources for your topic area.

Unzipping Files

How do I unzip or uncompress a file?

Files are compressed, or zipped, to save storage space and/or to bundle several files together.

Instructions on how to unzip files:

Windows 7
Windows 8
Mac: Double-click the .zip file.

For Windows users: Even though you can see what is in the .zip file, you must unzip the file before you can open the individual files in the archive.