Find Data for Analysis

Large Data Archives

• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research aka ICPSR - Contains mixed methods and qualitative research studies available for download.
• UK Data Archive Open Access Qualitative Data  aka UKDA - The largest collection of digital data in the social sciences and humanities in the UK.

Focused Collections

• Qualitative Data Repository aka QDR (Syracuse University) -  stores digital data generated and analyzed through qualitative and multi-method research.
• American Folklife Center (Library of Congress) - Contains several special projects such as the Veterans History Project, the Civil Rights History Project, StoryCorps and more.
• Henry A. Murray Research Archive - A repository for quantitative and qualitative research data that includes data, audio, and video.
• Irish Qualitative Data Archive - A central access point for qualitative social science data generated in or about Ireland.

Case Studies

• SAGE Research Methods and Cases Online aka SRMO: Includes a searchable collection of case studies of real social research, commissioned and designed to help users understand abstract methodological concepts in practice.

​Find a Repository

• re3data: Registry of research data repositories. Search for repositories by broad topic area to identify a data archive that contains qualitative information.

Find Research Studies

For help finding qualitative data in published research studies or articles, contact your subject librarian.