This page included recommended sources for data sets and statistical compilations. Note that resources marked "Duke only" require a current NetID and password for off-campus access.

Top Data Sources

• Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
  An expansive collection of social science and political data.
• Data Access Online (DAO)
  Helpful search engine of the Duke University Libraries' data and GIS collections.
• Data and GIS Digital Collections
  The Data & GIS Services department at Perkins Library collects and supports numeric and geospatial data from a variety of sources. For more information about available services, see Consulting.
• Datasets at the Fuqua School of Business
  Categorized datasets by subject, covering business & companies, financial, industrial and economic trends, and global markets. For more information about available services, see Consulting.
• Other "Dataverses"
  External links to large, general collections of data sets and statistics.

Recommended Links (by Subject)

• Courts
• Crime & Justice
• International
• Miscellaneous
  (includes Education, Health, Science, Telecommunications, and Transport)
• News and Media
• Politics
• Surveys and Polls