1. Foreign Data: Identification and Acquisition Challenges and Opportunities
Pam Baxter, Cornell University
Bobray Bordelon, Princeton University
Jane Weintrop, Columbia University

2. I - Data libraries with major international holdings

3. Princeton University http://dss.princeton.edu
Select resources grouped by country. Some data is acquired privately, some are major ICPSR or Roper studies, some are free.

4. Harvard University
Search by country or nation.

5. UCLA http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/issr/da/da_catalog/
Search for your place in Keywords or Terms.

6. II - Producers of international microdata (Examples)
Not including sources such as IPUMS, Demographic and Health Surveys, or IFPRI.
II - Producers of international microdata (Examples)

7. International Statistical Agencies (Census Bureau Site)

8. CESSDA (unified catalog of European data archives)
Portal to European catalogs.
Gateway and union catalog.

9. United Kingdom Data Archive
Requires registration.
Some datasets restricted.
Some of the restricted datasets include census and labour force surveys.

10. Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Free and largely translated to English.

11. Irish Social Science Data Archive
Requires consent forms.
Very responsive; sends data quickly.

12. GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Procedures vary
Important for Eurobarometer
Sometimes requires going through your national data archive. For the USA, we use ICPSR.

13. South African Data Archive
Free
Requires registration
For many African nations, often find labor, consumer spending, and health.

14. Procedures vary. Ethiopian National Data Archive
Nigeria National Data Archive
Procedures vary.
Some must be accessed onsite only due to sensitivity. Some one has to obtain a license. Others one can use online publicly.

15. Ghana National Data Archive
Procedures vary
Some data available freely on the site

16. Uganda National Data Archive
Users must request.

17. Australian Social Science Data Archive
Can see documentation & frequencies.
Must be a member to access actual data or be able to prove how it would benefit Australia.

18. Available for purchase outside Canada.
Statistics Canada
Available for purchase outside Canada.
Canadian institutions receive through Data Liberation Initiative.

19. Need at least 15 libraries C$5,000 Breaking News!
Statistics Canada
PUMF Collection subscription
Will include every available public use microdata file produced by Statistics Canada.   At present PUMFs for 91 surveys, including active surveys such as the Labour Force Survey (1976 +) and all 22 cycles of the GSS.  
Need at least 15 libraries
C$5,000
Breaking News!

20. Databank for Chinese Studies
For personal academic use.
Requires fee.

21. Social Science Japan Data Archive
Requires registration.
Documentation in Japanese.

22. Korean Social Science Data Center
Requires membership.

23. III - Free data from IGOs/NGOs

24. Lists of IGOs and NGOs IGO Publications (as listed by CU Libraries)
ALA's GODORT Web Links l

25. Identify Publications by NGOs and IGOs
LexisNexis
Statistical
Insight h

26. Identify Publications by NGOs and IGOs
LexisNexis
Statistical
Insight h

27. Navigating an IGO Site Asian Development Bank Check your options
for navigating:
Topics
Countries
Econ & Statistics
Projects h

28. Subject Databases
Look for keywords used in a database that suggest data are referenced. Check footnotes.
PAIS International
Proquest

29. OECD
Resources include non-subscription options h

30. OECD.Stat Extracts
Tables based on flow data can cover countries from around the world.
Flow data can be funds (like donor aid, foreign investment), trade, and migration.

31. Statistical Tables OECD – By Country (members/enhanced) Publications

32. OECD – By Country (Non-member)

33. IV - overview of international data available in ICPSR & Roper

34. ICPSR International Data Resource Center (IDRC)
Over 1200 studies derived from the ICPSR collection
Requires membership or purchase

35. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Datasets require membership and registration
Some documentation freely available

36. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research specialized collections
Japanese data library and JPOLL
Latin American Databank
U.S. Agency for International Development surveys

37. V - our successes, challenges, failures, and Tips

38. Enquête Emploi National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies / Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques French labor force survey conducted since 1950, quarterly since 2003
Survey of Family Income and Expenditure Taiwan Statistical Bureau Household survey of housing conditions and amenities, household member characteristics, details of family income and expenditures, household consumption, financial well being
Living Standards Survey Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics Household survey of housing characteristics, household and family demographics, access to education and health care services, economic well being, and household consumption patterns. Conducted in 1995/96 and 2003/04

39. Princeton Palestine Data Palestine in 2004; Palestine Now
Pakistan Ireland Brazil
South Korea Armenia
Professors CEAP data Pesquisa Social Brasileira (PESB) (2002) Baseline databases, FINCA Cautivo databases, FINCA
Palestine is an example of buy while you can!
Pakistan sent summary data when we requested microdata.
South Korea. A student at Princeton translated documentation.
Through Ireland we were able to obtain the Irish components of the European Community Household Panel and other studies.
Use your professors and ask for their data. Even if not willing to deposit with ICPSR may be willing to share on campus.
Sometimes the data comes from universities or organizations outside the country. For example, UNC produces the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey.

40. Tips…. Got to watch the presentation for our collective wisdom!

41. VI - A call for action

42. Contacts Pam Baxter pmb9@cornell.edu
Bobray Bordelon
Jane Weintrop