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Search for research data

Research data can be re-discovered and re-used.

Research data is information that has been collected or created to validate research findings. It can be numerical, descriptive or visual and raw or analysed.

You can save time and effort by reusing data. You can reuse data in new ways to carry out further research. There are several databases and search tools where you can search for open research data. Open data is freely available for reuse and redistribution.

When planning a research project, you can check if there are openly available research data that you can reuse.

Microdata.no: provides access to register data from Statistics Norway

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Here you will find individual data from Statistics Norway on the population, education, income, the labour market, welfare benefits, and much more.

Microdata.no is designed to provide immediate, application-free and online access to detailed register data for statistical analyzes. You can research individual data without seeing the personal information and without having to report the project to NSD.

How to access

The service is open to employees and students at universities and colleges, approved research institutions, ministries and directorates.

The contact person and the person who manages the access for Høgskolen i Innlandet is the senior academic librarian Mahmood Khosrowjerdi (Elverum Campus).  

You will receive a confirmation via email when the access is in order.

Statistics and analysis

The access applies to all variables that are made available in the system, and you do not need to apply for access to specific variables in advance.
Therefore, microdata.no offers an interface built on Python with built-in measures that ensure data confidentiality throughout the analysis process. When you use this interface, you do not process personal data. The interface safeguards privacy and at the same time supports well-known analysis techniques and working methods. microdata.no differs from standard statistics packages in that significantly more metadata (information, data documentation) is fully integrated in the tool. For the same reasons, it is also not possible to connect available data via microdata.no to your own data.

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Other search tools, databases and repositories

Here is a selection of different databases and search services where you can search for research data.

DataCite

DataCite is a non-profit international organization that facilitates the discovery of metadata about research data from international repositories.

DataverseNO

DataverseNO is a Norwegian national, generic repository for open research data, managed by UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Researchers at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (HINN) can publish research data in DataverseNO.

Google Dataset Search

Google's search service for finding open research data is called "Google Dataset Search." It is designed to help users discover datasets that are publicly available on the web. By using specific search terms and filters, researchers can locate relevant open research datasets across various disciplines and sources.

Mendeley Data

Elsevier's research data repository is called "Mendeley Data." It is a platform where researchers can store, share, and discover research data across various disciplines. Users can search the repository to explore the content of datasets or specifically target their searches based on metadata.


Oria

Oria has research data from various disciplines. Search for a specific topic and refine your search to "Datasets" to find relevant research data in that field.


PANGAEA

PANGAEA is a large database for research data in the fields of Earth and environmental sciences.

Most of the data are freely available. PANGAEA also allows data to be published as supplements to science articles (example) or as citable data collections in combination with data journals like ESSD, Geoscience Data Journal, Scientific Data, or others.


Re3Data

A meta-registry of various research data repositories allows you to search archives based on country and research field. It provides a comprehensive overview of different data archives available for researchers.

 

Sikt

Sikt has extensive collections with data about people and society. Some data collections are documented in English, while others are only documented in Norwegian, such as Surveybanken

Surveybanken

Here you can find, analyze, and download data from Norwegian surveys. Surveybanken contains 750,000 questions from more than 3,000 surveys dating back to 1957.


Zenodo

Zenodo is an interdisciplinary database that hosts research data from around the world. It serves as a repository for researchers to store, share, and access datasets across various disciplines. Zenodo's global reach makes it a valuable resource for finding and utilizing research data from diverse sources and research communities.

 

Contact us

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Senior Academic Librarian
Email
mahmood.khosrowjerdi@inn.no
Phone
+47 62 51 77 16
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Senior Academic Librarian
Email
ellen.nierenberg@inn.no
Phone
+47 62 43 01 92
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Senior Academic Librarian
Email
inger.nylund@inn.no
Phone
+47 61 28 83 25