Data-related Publications


Use these tips to make your searches in the ICPSR Bibliography more effective and relevant

  • The ICPSR Bibliography contains citations only, not the full text of publications.
  • Only citation elements (title, author, journal name, etc.) are indexed. It is not a full-text search.
  • Results may be fewer, but they are usually quite relevant. If a word appears in the citation, the publication likely emphasizes that concept.
  • Use one or two key search words rather than typing a full research question.
  • Apply filters to refine your results.
  • Use quotation marks for phrase searches and the minus sign to exclude terms (e.g., “drug abuse” -adolescent).
  • Multiple terms automatically use a Boolean “AND.”
  • Stemming is automatic; do not use an asterisk (*).

Data-related publications are pulled from the database of linked citations known as the ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature, also referred to as “the ICPSR Bibliography” or “the Bibliography.” The Bibliography’s database contains citations, not the full text of publications. Only the citation elements (title, author, journal name, etc.) of the citations are indexed, not the full text. Therefore, this is not a full-text search.

What is the ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature?

One of the results tabs that you see when you conduct a search on an ICPSR website is a set of Data-related Publications. All the citations you see in those search results are pulled directly from the database known as the ICPSR Bibliography of Data-related Literature. It is a treasure trove of publications and other sources that use data in the ICPSR catalog. Searching the Bibliography is like searching a library database, but here you will not only find publications on the topic that interests you (with links to full text where available), you’ll also find citations linked to the data used in the work. It’s two for one! This allows you to easily build upon the previous work, discover new data in your area of interest, or just see how other researchers use data.

Bibliography-related Resources

Current Events in the Bib

Quick summaries posted about a single research publication that makes use of data available at ICPSR to investigate a current issue in the news or a topic trending in the social or behavioral health sciences.

Research Spotlights

Short reports that synthesize the findings in academic research about one or several related topics. Each report contains links to the publications and the underlying ICPSR studies, where the data used in the publications can be accessed.