Research Services: Consultations & Instruction

Subject Specialists in the Social Sciences

The Center’s subject specialists are available by appointment to users engaged in advanced research. Specialized instruction for classes or other Stanford groups are planned and conducted by subject specialists in conjunction with the faculty. Your first contact for research help should be the reference staff at the Green Library Information Center (IC).

Social Science Data & Software (SSDS)

Social Science Data and Software (SSDS) is co-located in, and is an integral part of, the Center. The SSDS group provides services and support to Stanford faculty, staff and students in finding and getting social science data, and in selecting and using quantitative (statistical) software (SPSS, SAS, Stata), and qualitative software (NVivo, ATLAS.ti, SPSS Text Analysis for Surveys). SSDS staff members deliver these services in a variety of ways that include consulting, workshops and help documentation. In-person consulting takes place in The Velma Denning Room located in the Center. Group workshops take place during fall, winter, and spring quarters and cover SSDS resources and services in general, ways to locate and get data sets, planning during the early stages of research projects, and quantitative and qualitative software options available at Stanford for research and instruction. Visit the SSDS workshops page for details and to register for any of the sessions.

Contact the data specialists and software consultants with your questions or to arrange an appointment.