Search Tips
Use these strategies to identify more data sources tailored to your needs.
Use Google domain searches (e.g., site:.gov or site:.org, etc. at the end of your search) to limit results to:
- Government Websites
- Nonprofit Research Groups
- Educational Websites
- Add terms to a Google search to find data from professional organizations and associations, non-profits, or research groups.
- Try Google’s Dataset Search
- Look for articles or reports on your topic. Where did they obtain their data or have they shared a dataset in a repository?
- Watch this video from the data librarians on how to identify and find data.
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