30 Minutes on Data
Simon Elichko (they/them)
Social Sciences & Data Librarian
Swarthmore College Libraries
What we'll go over:
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Data resources that you can access through the Libraries, including licensed resources that you can use for free as a Swarthmore student.
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Expertise on-campus that can support you in finding and analyzing data
Where can you find data?
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Use academic research to identify relevant datasets
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Find relevant research, check their sources
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What data did they use?
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Who collected it? Who provides access?
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Explore curated data tools
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Organize data by topic,
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Examples include Social Explorer and Policy Map
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Data providers and repositories
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Includes ICPSR and IPUMS, Census Bureau
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Research guide: bit.ly/data-stats-swat-libraries
Resource | Topics | Access Notes |
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Social Explorer | US Census and ACS data, some other govt and private data sources (1790-present) | Use the link here or connect through Tripod |
PolicyMap | US Census and ACS data, wide range of other gov and private data sources (2010s-present) | Use the link here or connect through Tripod |
Statista | Market research and other data across wide variety of topics | Use the link here or Tripod |
ICPSR | Datasets from social science research | Account needed to download data. Must be created while on-campus or using VPN. |
LSEG Eikon | Financial information including company data, market data, news, country and economic data. Coverage generally back to 1970s. | To get Eikon username and password, follow prompt to sign in through Swarthmore. Then use separate username and password to access Eikon. Single shared login, logout when you're done. |
Roper iPOLL | Results from US national public opinion surveys (e.g. Gallup, Pew) and surveys from 120+ countries. (1935-present) | Use this link or connect through Tripod |
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Social Sciences Quantitative Laboratory
- Workshops on R, Stata, data visualization, quantitative research
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Hear about upcoming workshops: tinyurl.com/ssql-interest
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Peer Assistants
- Study sessions & support, generally subject-specific
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Also see NSE Student Toolkit
- AESOP Academy (Career Services)
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Tableau Basics Level 1 10/12/24 & Tableau Advanced L2 10/13/24
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LinkedIn Learning (ITS)
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Also you can get the downloadable version of Excel through ITS
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Also you can get the downloadable version of Excel through ITS
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Lib/Lab Fellowship (Libraries)
- Paid year-long fellowship, weekly seminar and project-based work
- Student projects have included working with a variety of datasets from the libraries and beyond.
More Swarthmore resources for building your data skills
Get help finding data:
Talk with a librarian!
- Find your subject librarian
- General data question? Not sure who to ask?
- Simon Elichko - Social Sciences & Data Librarian
- Find a time to meet: bit.ly/selichk1
- Email: selichk1@swarthmore.edu
- Simon Elichko - Social Sciences & Data Librarian
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