New Site Provides New Methods of US Government Data Access

ResearchDataGov logoData from government institutions and research can be a treasure trove for academic researchers. However, obtaining that data in a usable form hasn’t always been easy. That’s now changing with some new ways to obtain US government data from a central online portal!

ResearchDataGov web portal
ResearchDataGov web portal

Science Magazine recently reported the introduction of the Research Data Gov portal. This site provides a searchable repository of digital data from 16 federal agencies, including USDA, SAMHSA, the Department of Energy, the Census Bureau, and more. The website allows for data to be searched and browsed by an agency or topic.

Created in response to the Foundations of Evidence-based Policymaking Act of 2018, the site is the single portal for the discovery of restricted data in the federal statistical system. Visitors to the site are able to apply for access to this data using a single-application process built into ResearchDataGov. ResearchDataGov.org is built by and hosted at ICPSR at the University of Michigan, under contract and guidance from the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation.

To find out more, please visit ResearchDataGov.

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Zach is a Senior IT Training & Communications Consultant with OIT. Zach began his SMU career at the IT Help Desk in 2012 and joined the Training & Communications Team in 2015. He is a 2011 graduate from the University of North Texas and obtained a Master of Liberal Studies degree from SMU in 2018. He enjoys reading and collecting vintage and antique radio sets. He grew up in Valley View, Texas near Denton.