Data Services
Working with Data
The Data Services Team can support you with any stage of the research data lifecycle – from finding or purchasing data, to data management planning, to creating data visualizations, and to publishing and navigating Federal data sharing requirements.
What support is available?
- Finding and accessing data
- Exploring data purchasing options
- Data citations
- Workshop specific to your class
- One-on-one consultations
- Help with any stage of the research data lifecycle
Ask Us!
Get help from librarians by email, phone, 24/7 chat, or make an appointment with a subject expert
Find Data
Find Data Guide
Get started by exploring existing datasets.
Databases of Data
Explore databases at the UW Libraries that contain data.
More Data Services
Research Data Management
Get support for finding and accessing data, data management planning, data organization, reuse of data, data sharing and publication, data citation and more.
Data Visualization
Get support for cleaning and preparing data, data analysis and visualization, and more.
Mapping Tools & Services
Get help with data reference and access, selecting a tool, hosting a workshop specific to your class and more.
Text Mining
Are you looking for patterns in large sets of text or researching ways to make sense of textual data using sentiment analysis, topic modeling, or more? Whether you’re new to text mining or stuck with text mining questions, we’re here to help!
Suggest a Purchase
Before submitting a data purchase request, please read through the Data Services – Collection Guidelines. Data purchases must fit our guidelines; whether we can accommodate requests depends on licensing options and usage agreements as well as our budget status.
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