How do I find primary sources?

The library has many resources for finding primary source data including: 

• Databases of datasets (see a brief list below)
• Comprehensive guides to biological data repositories
• Government documents and data
• Collections of health or medical data

Below is a brief web tutorial detailing how to find data in the library. If you have trouble locating a certain resource or dataset please ask a librarian.

Open access data is freely accessible, publicly searchable research data. The OA movement is motivated by the problems of social inequality caused by restricting access to academic research, which favor large and wealthy institutions with the financial means to purchase access to many journals, as well as the economic challenges and perceived unsustainable nature of academic publishing.

Browse open access data repositories by subject in the Open Access Directory