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Using the Library for a Literature Review

Tips and resources for effectively using the library to undertake a review of the literature.

Open Source Statistics and Data Set Resources

Google Dataset Search
Data.gov
Data USA
Public US Government data.
Open Data New York
re3data.org
Global registry of research data repositories.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Commonwealth Fund: Topics
U.S. health system data and policy analysis.
Explore Census Data
Topic: demographics (population, income, housing, etc.)
Gallup Datasets for Public Use
General Social Survey (GSS) Data Explorer
Monitors societal change and the growing complexity of American society.
HealthData.gov
Find data on a wide range of topics such as: environmental health, medical devices, Medicare & Medicaid, social services, community health, mental health, and substance abuse.
ICPSR: Find & Analyze Data
Topic: demographics (population, income, housing, etc.)
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Data
IPUMS
Census and survey data from around the world
National Center for Education Statistics
New York State Department of Health: Data & Reports
New York State Educational Department Data
New York State Statistical Yearbook
Open Access Directory of Data Repositories
Listed by subject
Pew Research Center: Data Sets
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Statistics
From the US Department of Health and Human Services,
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis: Data by Topic
U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC): National Center for Health Statistics
U.S. Federal Reserve System: Data
U.S. IRS Tax Statistics
U.S. Social Security Administration: Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Internationally-comparable data on education, science, culture and communication.
UNICEF Datasets
USDA Economic Research Service
World Health Organization (WHO) Data Collections
World Trade Organization (WTO) Data
Explore even more statistical sources

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