If you choose to use existing data for your research, there are several options for finding data including data repositories, data warehouses, and data journals.
You can explore the library's A-Z Library Databases to browse all the library databases by name and access databases recommended for your subject.
Below are some additional resources for finding data:
| FAIRsharing.org | Standards, databases, policies |
| DataverseNL | Online storage, sharing and publishing of research data |
| Digital Repository of Ireland | Cultural heritage, and social sciences digital data |
| Irish Social Science Data Archive | Quantitative Social Science data |
| Europeana | Europe’s digital cultural heritage |
| Data.gov.ie | Ireland’s open data portal |
| Tailte Ireland | Geospatial data |
| Central Statistics Office | Ireland's national statistical institute |
| Irish Qualitative Data Archive | Qualitative social science data |
| 4TU.ResearchData | Science, engineering and design domains |
| Re3data.org | Registry of Research Data Repositories |
| GitHub | Software and code |
| Google Dataset Search | Dataset Search is Google’s search engine for datasets |
| Zenodo | Open repository |
Source: Navigating Open Research - A guide for early career researchers
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