About the Bibliography
Welcome to the ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature, a searchable database that contains over 60,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive. Developed with support from the National Science Foundation (SES-9977984), the Bibliography represents over 50 years of scholarship in the quantitative social sciences, extending from the inception of ICPSR in 1962 to the present. (more)
Bibliography of Data-Related Literature
The Bibliography of Data-Related Literature is a continuously-updated database of thousands of citations of works using data held in the ICPSR archive. The works include journal articles, books, book chapters, government and agency reports, working papers, dissertations, conference papers, meeting presentations, unpublished manuscripts, magazine and newspaper articles, and audiovisual materials.
Submit Citations
ICPSR encourages its users to submit bibliographic citations to data we disseminate. If you would like to add a new citation to our bibliography, please submit it via our citation form, or email us at bibliography@icpsr.umich.edu.
Benefits of the Bibliography
The bibliography facilitates literature searches by social scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, and funding agencies. They use it to
- Identify much of the research that has already been undertaken in an area
- Replicate analyses of data
- Avoid duplicating analysis that has already been done
- Identify cross-disciplinary implications and uses of the data
The bibliography is also valuable for studying data as intellectual output. It allows investigators to
- Study how data resources are used
- Conduct citations analyses
- Investigate the life cycle of data
- Learn more about methodological issues, some of which are covered solely in the published literature
Exploring Data through Research Literature
Exploring Data through Research Literature introduces students to social research by making apparent the connections between topics, datasets, and researchers. Using the Bibliography, students learn about the breadth of research questions answerable using a single dataset, the wealth of data available to study a given topic, and the substantial variety in social scientists' research careers.
Questions
Please send your questions to bibliography@icpsr.umich.edu.
