Collections: Social Science Data and Software (SSDS)

Software Manuals & Textbooks on Statistics | Reserve Requests | Data Sets on CD-ROM & Diskette | Finding & Requesting Data Sets & Codebooks in Socrates | Help Guides for Popular Software

Software Manuals and Textbooks on Statistics

A selection of software manuals, textbooks on statistics is located in The Velma Denning Room. The collection is non-circulating; however, a selection of our frequently used books and manuals is available on two-hour reserve at the Green Library Loan Desk.

Reserve Requests

Request a reserve book or manual in person at the Green Library Loan Desk using each title's unique GRPC call numbe by searching the Green Library Course Reserves Catalog. Search for the "course number", stat soft support. Limit "desk" location to GREEN-RESV.

Data Sets on CD-ROM & Diskette

A rich collection of data on CD-ROM & diskette are available from computer workstations in The Velma Denning Room. Data sets cover a range of social science topics and time periods from U.S. federal government agencies, international organizations, foreign governments and commercial providers. All SSDS CD-ROM are cataloged in Socrates with an SSRC-SSDS location designation. An archive of data sets in compressed format (WinZip) is available from the SSDS secure Web site. You will need a SUNet ID to access this collection.

Finding Data Sets & Codebooks in Socrates

The Stanford University Libraries have acquired a large collection of data sets and printed codebooks from many sources that can be searched in Socrates. You should limit your search to "electronic resources" records. Although many datasets now come with only electronic format codebooks, the Socrates "Details" record will indicate if SSDS has a print copy of a dataset's codebook, as well as its location and call number. Printed codebooks located in the Green Library with a STACKS location designation can be checked out. Codebooks located in the Green Library with the SSRC-SSDS location designation are non-circulating and are shelved in The Velma Denning Room.

Help Guides for Popular Software

Users have access to documentation designed to help users get started with popular quantitative and qualitative software. Help guides are available in print in The Velma Denning Room or in electronic format.