Finding Statistics and Data Sets
- Best Bets for Statistics
- Missing US Government Data
- U.S. Government Data
- U.S. Census Data This link opens in a new window
- International
- State and Local
- Public Opinion Polls
- Crime Statistics
- Statistics on Incarceration
- Finding Data by Topic
- Mapping Statistics
- U-M Library Licensed Datasets
- Geospatial Data
What Data does the Library Have?
The Library licenses access to many different sources of data. Below is a list of some frequently used licensed datasets. To find more try the link below to search in Library Databases Search
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Databases Link to Resources with DataLink to a Library Databases Search with a list of results where the format is data.
Bibliometric Data - Clarivate's Web of Science Data
Web of Science (Clarivate) provides a Core Collection of multidisciplinary indexes which permit searching for articles that cite a known author or work.
- The U-M Library Web of Science license includes access to the Web of Science Lite API. However, because of limitations in the fields that can be returned, for bibliometric analysis, we recommend that you work with the library's local copy of xml files of the Web of Science Core Collection. The files include:
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Science Citation Index - 1900 - present
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Social Science Citation Index - 1900 - present
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index - 1975 - present
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Conference Proceedings Citation Index - 1990 - present
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Book Citation Index - 2005 - present
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Emerging Sources Citation Index - 2015 - present
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To request access to the xml files, please email the library text and data mining group: librarytdm@umich.edu
Data Axle - Data on Businesses and Services
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Data AxleFormerly called Reference USA, White- and yellow-pages directory listings for all U.S. residences and businesses, supplemented with government information from the Bureau of the Census, etc. Searchable by ZIP code, SIC (Standardized Industrial Classification) codes, number of employees, etc. as well as by name, address, and telephone number.
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Data Axle BackfileSee the "More Information" section of this record for links to data backfile for
Business Historical data (1997-most recent) and Consumer Historical data (2006-most recent)
Dewey Data
Access to Dewey Data is limited to authorized U-M users. Sponsored affiliates may also be eligible, depending on the terms of their sponsorship. Please fill out the Dewey Data Account Request Form to request access.
Datasets cover topics such as web traffic, foot traffic, mobile phone location, consumer spending, job listings, marketing, real estate, supply chain, weather, and workforce management.
For the full list of datasets please see the Dewey Data Partners
Smaller datasets are available as CSV downloads. Access options for larger datasets include Dewey Client or Bulk API.