Research Data Services

The Library provides services, resources, and assistance to those working with data across the research life-cycle.

Read below to see how we can assist with:

Data Discovery and Selection
Data Extraction, Formatting, and Visualization
Data Management, Publishing, and Preservation
Health Science Data at the Blaisdell Medical Library

We are available for Data Questions and Project Consultations
Tell us who you are, what you are working on, and what you need. We will put you in touch with the people who can help.

You may wish to contact a librarian directly. Use this directory to find a librarian assigned to your subject area of research: Contact a Librarian

Librarians are also listed on these Subject Guides

Data Discovery and Selection

Research data comes in many forms and from many places. Here are list of guides for those looking for commonly accessed data and statistical sources collected by governments and other organizations.

Additional resources can be found on the Subject Guides

If you cannot locate the data you need, let us know.

Data Repositories and Catalogs

Here is a list of popular general multidisciplinary data repositories and catalogs.

Social Science Data Resources

This guide lists key social science data and statistical sources, including repositories used by social scientists, government agencies, and other organizations.

Maps, Mapping, and GIS

A guide to the resources and services for those studying and applying spatial information. These include physical map collections, GIS resources and tools and services, and a vast array of geographic and cartographic material across the UC Davis Library.

Geospatial Data for Storage & Exchange

This guide discusses storage and exchange formats for geospatial data.

Health Statistics

The Health Statistics Guide provides links to national as well as international health data on health care, diseases and statistical resources of interest to health professionals.

Agricultural Statistics

Agricultural statistics compiled by different agencies, including the State of California, county agricultural commissioners, USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census of Agriculture, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other agencies.

Business, Marketing and Management

Guide to the most comprehensive and significant broad disciplinary subject indexes and databases for general-interest business intelligence and market research.

Government Information: California State & Local

UC Davis is a Depository Library for California State government documents and has a large collection of historical and current California government documents. This guide can help one find information produced by the State of California and its municipalities.

Government Information: U.S. Census and Related Statistics

The purpose of this guide it to point researchers to the American Community Survey (ACS) and the U.S. decennial, economic, and agriculture census publications. In addition, this guide will point...

Government Information: Foreign Governments

This guide provides information about governments and government information created in countries around the world, other than the United States.

Government Information: International Organizations

This guide will point you to a selection of specialized resources that will help you find research published by intergovernmental organization such as the United Nations and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Polls And Polling Information

This subject guide lists links to prominent surveys and polls used in social science and related research.

Population Data and Resources

This guide is a starting point for finding commonly requested population data and resources series from government agencies, universities and commercial services.

Data Extraction, Formatting, and Visualization

UC Davis DataLab offers a variety of services to facilitate the application of data science methods and best practices.

DataLab provides training, advice and collaboration services to UC Davis researchers at all stages of their career including:

Developing research questions and proposals
Using data science tools
Obtaining, accessing and sharing data
Cleaning, transforming, and structuring data for analysis
Data curation, security, and privacy
Data analysis via statistical and machine learning and modeling
Visualization for exploratory data analysis and presentation of results
Geospatial data services: GIS and cartography
Computational issues
Reproducibility and provenance
Other data science education and implementation resources at UC Davis

DataLab hosts free workshops throughout the year on these and other topics to help researchers (students, faculty and academics) obtain technical skills and access methods for elevating data-driven research.

Data Management, Publishing, and Preservation

Here are a set of guides to help you Plan, Describe, Share, Publish, and Preserve your data.

Develop a Plan

Describe your Data

Publish, Share, or Preserve your Data

For assistance fill in the Question Form above, or write us at: dataserv@ucdavis.edu

Health Science Data at the Blaisdell Medical Library

Librarians and Health Informaticists are ready to connect people with data resources and tools for health science research, including assistance with health data management. See:

Health Data Resources

Health Data Management support

Students, faculty and staff on the Sacramento health sciences campus looking for support with health data, including strategies to access, manage, and use data assets can contact:

Blaisdell Medical Library
bmlref@ucdavis.edu

Additional UC Davis Campus Data Services

The Computational Research Service

The Computational Research Service, (formerly the Social Science Data Service or SSDS) provides quantitative computing, consulting and data services for the social sciences. As part of the College of Letters and Science, the CRS provides cost effective, specialized resources in support of quantitative social scientists.