Compliance & Ethics Computing & Cloud Storage Research Dissemination
Data Storage, Datasets, and Open Data
Description
Abacus holds the Library’s collection of open and licensed data sets from around the world, primarily public use microdata (PUMFs) from censuses, other social and health surveys, public opinion polls, and spatial data for GIS.
Who can use it
Employees, Faculty, StudentsSupport
Contact
Mathew Vis-Dunbar: http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/1150; Marjorie Mitchell (Secondary Contact) http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/596; Primarily supported by UBC Vancouver
Self service links and Resources
https://resources.library.ubc.ca/page.php?details=abacus-data-repository&id=1114
Guided service links and Resources
None
Features
Access to some data is restricted to UBC users, but many datasets are open access and reference materials such as user guides and codebooks are open to all users
Associated Costs
None
Alternatives
None