Data, Datasets, and Statistical Resources

If you are asking questions like:

Does Carleton have access to this dataset?

What data are available on crime?

Can I get help accessing Census data?

I think I found the data I need, but am not sure - how do I understand what is here?

Then you are in the right place!

Browse our licenced data collection using the Data and Statistics Databases list.

Find out if Carleton has access to (and guidance for using) a specific data resource by searching the Gould Guides.

Contact a librarian for assistance. We're happy to help.

Reference librarians can help you find data. They can help you form a strategy for your search for data, discuss your research question, and access data sources. To reach them:

• Drop in at the Research/IT Desk
• Contact your liaison librarian for discipline-specific data searches (e.g., help finding data on the environment)

Kristin Partlo can help with more involved data-related search questions.

• Make an appointment for a consultation
• Drop by her office, Libe466
• Email kpartlo [at] carleton.edu 

Need help with SPSS, Stata, Stat/Transfer? Need to talk to someone about regressions? Need help organizing or reformatting your dataset? Contact:

• Paula Lackie, Academic Technologies Team,
  Phone: x5607
  Email: (use a descriptive subject line) plackie [at] carleton [dot] edu
  Where: Leighton 225
• Math Skills Center
  Drop-in help, weekdays 8:30am-11pm, Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 2-5, 7-11pm
  Phone: x4026
  Where: CMC 229

Looking for GIS data? Want to display your lat/long or tabular data on a map? Contact:

• Kristin Partlo
• Wei-Hsin Fu for help with geospatial analysis and more involved research projects