Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
The ISSR serves as the official representative in facilitating access to Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) data resources. The ICPSR is the world’s largest archive of computer-readable social science data. In addition to archiving collections from a wide range of social science disciplines, such as sociology, political science, history and economics, it also has seven special topic archives in the fields of gerontology, substance abuse and mental health, criminal justice, childcare, health and medical care, education and demography. If you are interested in learning more about the ICPSR or if you would like to subscribe to the ICPSR listserve, please contact Jess Alberts at the address below.
ICPSR Data Access Instructions
ASU is currently a member institution in the ICPSR Direct program. Students, staff and faculty accessing the internet from campus computers are invited to create free ICPSR "MyData" accounts to download members-only ICPSR data. To access ICPSR data resources, follow these instructions:
- Point your browser to the ICPSR account creation form at https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/cgi-bin/newacct
- Fill out and submit the "Create a New Account" form.
- Once you have received e-mail confirmation of your new account, log in to the ICPSR site at: https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/ticketlogin
NOTE: To ensure that your affiliation with ASU is correctly detected by ICPSR web applications, please be sure to access the ICPSR resources from a computer on campus or through the ASU VPN.
Contact ISSR
For more information, please contact at 480.965.5009