Working with Data
Sharing Data
Many publicly funded research projects are required to share their data products. Top science journals have data sharing requirements as well.
For more information on how to share data please visit:
Finding Data
Some data repositories are listed on this page. Many other resources exist, those listed here have been selected because they are either the most comprehensive or commonly used. If you would like to recommend a data repository or your would like assistance acquiring data, please contact the STEM Librarian, Kelly Getz at kgrossm3@emich.edu.
Datasets can often be located by searching for research articles, then locating the corresponding data in repositories, supplementary materials, or by contacting the author. In addition to research articles, "data papers" are scholarly, peer-reviewed papers written specifically about datasets.
Browse the following resources to find data for reuse:
Astronomy, Aeronautics, & Planetary Science Data
Biodiversity & Taxonomy Data
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Catalog of LifeComprehensive index of species.
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Taxonomy Database from NCBIClassification and nomenclature for publicly sequenced species.
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Biodiversity Data PapersList of data papers compiled by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Climatology & Meteorology Data
Human Biology & Genetics
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NCBI's Entrez Gene: gene-centered informationDoes not include all known or predicted genes; instead focuses on genomes that have been completely sequenced, that have an active research community, or that are scheduled for intense sequence analysis. Content represents the result of curation and automated integration of data from NCBI's Reference Sequence project (RefSeq), from collaborating model organism databases, and from many other NCBI databases. Records are assigned unique, stable and tracked integers as identifiers.
Model Organism Data
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Assembly by Organism"Information on the structure of assembled genomes, assembly names and other meta-data, statistical reports, and links to genomic sequence data"
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TAIR: The Arabidopsis Information ResourceGenome sequence & maps; gene structure, product, & expression; DNA & seed stocks; and markers
Physics Data
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HEPdata - High Energy Physics High-energy physics data from published studies
Sequence Data
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UniProtProtein sequence and function database
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Nucleotide Search in NCBISequences from GenBank, RefSeq, TPA & PDB
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dbSNPHuman single nucleotide polymorphism
Social Science Data
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ICPSR - Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new window
Archive of social science data that can be downloaded and used for original research.
Set up an account using your EMU email to access and download data.
Subjects: Political Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Health Care, Criminology, Social Issues
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Statista This link opens in a new windowSearch for statistics, demographics, opinions, data series and studies on many topics and industries. Useful for all subject areas.
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Social Explorer This link opens in a new window
Search and create maps, charts, reports. Ability to explore hundreds of thousands of built-in data indicators related to demography, economy, health, politics, environment, crime and more.
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Census.govCensus data from the United States Census Bureau.
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American Community SurveyDetailed information about people and housing from the United States Census Bureau.
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Economic CensusFive year measure of businesses in the United States.
