Data Catalog

To determine the overall quality of Data Management Plans (DMPs) at Wayne State University, the Library System’s Research Data Services (RDS) team evaluated the content of 119 DMPs from grant proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation by Wayne State University researchers between 2012 and 2014. The DMPs were evaluated using a 15-question modified rubric previously used by researchers at University of Michigan.

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. students compared to that of students in other countries. TIMSS data have been collected from students at grades 4 and 8 since 1995 every 4 years, generally. In addition, TIMSS Advanced measures advanced mathematics and physics achievement in the final year of secondary school across countries. TIMSS Advanced data have been collected internationally three times, in 1995, 2008 and 2015. The United States participated in TIMSS Advanced in 1995 and 2015. TIMSS is sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and conducted in the United States by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The City of Detroit Open Data Portal allows access to datasets, maps, charts, and files and documents on City of Detroit government operations and programs, public safety (Detroit Police Department, Detroit Fire Department, and Detroit Department of Homeland Security), property and parcels, schools and educational institutions, transportation, public health, and permits.

Data gathered from the American Library Association SCHOLCOMM Listerv on gendered responses to listserv inquiries. Data includes gender, count, replies, nonreplies, and replied between male and female listserv members.

This study investigates the effect of membership for provincial officials in the Politburo of the single-ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on fiscal resource flows between the central government and provincial governments in reform-era China. This study shows evidence that the provinces overseen by CCP Politburo members tended to remit more budgetary revenues to the center but did not receive larger central budgetary subsidies.

Climate Data Online (CDO) provides free access to NCDC's archive of global historical weather and climate data in addition to station history information. These data include quality controlled daily, monthly, seasonal, and yearly measurements of temperature, precipitation, wind, and degree days as well as radar data and 30-year Climate Normals.

This data was collected as part of an expedition to the Pacific Ocean to map and study the distribution of trace elements and isotopes as part of the International GEOTRACES Program (a program which aims to improve the understanding of biogeochemical cycles and large-scale distribution of trace elements and their isotopes in the marine environment). 135 seawater samples were collected and analyzed from 6 super stations from east to west along a transect from Peru to Tahiti.

The Assessment Capacities Project (ACAPS) provides independent, high-quality, and timely humanitarian analysis to enable crisis responders to better understand and address the needs of the affected population. ACAPS' COVID19 Government Measures Dataset compiles the measures implemented by governments worldwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The measures fall into five categories: social distancing, movement restrictions, public health measures, social and economic measures, and lockdowns. Data are compiled by consultation with government, media, the United Nations, and other organizational sources.

Beginning in 2019, The Marshall Project/Slate began a large ongoing reporting project to survey the political views of incarcerated people in American prisons and jails. Responses are being collected on a rolling basis over several months; by March of 2020 over 8,000 had arrived from incarcerated people across the country. The raw survey data are cleaned, formatted, and anonymized.

The primary goal of the National Politics Study (NPS) was to gather comparative data about individuals' political attitudes, beliefs, aspirations, and behaviors at the beginning of the 21st century. Exploring the nature of political involvement and participation among individuals from different racial and ethnic groups, the survey included questions about voting preferences, party affiliation, organizational membership, immigration, racial consciousness, acculturation, and views of government policies.