[ICPSR] ICPSR launches new repository for COVID-19 data

[Linda Detterman]

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ICPSR has created a new archive for data examining the social, behavioral,
public health, and economic impact of the novel coronavirus global pandemic.

The COVID-19 Data Repository is a free, self-publishing option for any
researcher or journalist who wants to share data related to COVID-19. The
data will be available to any interested user for secondary analysis.

The project is being led by ICPSR Director and University of Michigan
researcher Margaret Levenstein <http://bit.ly/2wwudgo>, who said the
repository will capture data to help researchers and journalists understand
and respond to the pandemic.

"The response of the scientific community, including social, behavioral,
and economic scientists, as well as the amazing efforts of journalists, to
the COVID-19 pandemic has created a wealth of data that will help us to
respond to the current crisis, address its long term impacts, and build
policies and institutions so that this never happens again," Levenstein
said. "This is only possible if these data are FAIR – Findable, Accessible,
Interoperable, and Reusable – so ICPSR has stepped in, leveraging its 58
years of experience stewarding data resources, to create the COVID-19 Data
Repository. We encourage scientists, journalists, students, and others to
share data resources that they create through the repository. Each data
deposit will receive a unique persistent identifier (a digital ID), a
standardized citation, and most importantly, will be accessible to others
for future analysis."

Levenstein emphasized that, especially with the rapid pace of both the
pandemic and the understanding of it, capturing data that is developed at
different points in time is key to understanding it and improving response.
"As a mission-driven organization, committed to social science in the
public interest, ICPSR is pleased to be able to offer this resource to the
community," Levenstein said. "Please share with others and encourage them
to share their data. And please let those who are looking for data on the
social, behavioral, public health, and economic aspects of the epidemic to
look in the COVID-19 data repository."

Ready to start your COVID-19 data deposit?

ICPSR has put together a resource page <http://myumi.ch/51n9d> for
guidelines on publishing data in the COVID-19 Data Repository
<http://myumi.ch/ICPSR_COVID-19_Repository>. For best practices in
preparing data for sharing, ICPSR also has a handy Guide to Social Science
Data Preparation <http://myumi.ch/QAXxg>. COVID-19 repository deposits are
most useful if they include all data, annotated program code, command
files, and documentation necessary to understand the data collection and/or
replicate research findings.

Potential depositors are encouraged to email ICPSR User Support at
ICPSR-help at umich.edu with questions about the process of publishing data in
the COVID-19 Data Repository with openICPSR.

About ICPSR

Founded in 1962, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social
Research (ICPSR), part of the University of Michigan Institute for Social
Research, is one of the world’s oldest and largest social science data
archives. ICPSR, a winner of the 2019 National Medal for Library and Museum
Service, has almost 800 member institutions worldwide. ICPSR's mission is
to advance and expand social and behavioral research, acting as a global
leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive
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For more information

   - COVID-19 Data Repository <http://myumi.ch/ICPSR_COVID-19_Repository>
   - OpenICPSR <http://myumi.ch/yKk13>
   - Guide to Social Science Data Preparation <http://myumi.ch/QAXxg>

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