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Irish Social Science Data Archive

The Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA) is Ireland’s leading centre for quantitative data acquisition, preservation, and dissemination. Based at UCD Library, its mission is to ensure access to quantitative datasets in the social sciences, and to advance the promotion of international comparative studies of the Irish economy and Irish society.

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Resources and Training

Find guidance and training on research data management in the social sciences

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ISSDA Zotero Library

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ISSDA Webinars

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CESSDA Data Catalogue

Find social sciences data from over 20 European data archives

CESSDA Data Management Expert Guide (DMEG)

This guide helps make social science research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR).

UCD Data Management Guide

UCD Library guide bringing together resources and services to facilitate researchers in the production of high quality data

Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA)

James Joyce Library, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

E: issda@ucd.ie |