Discovering Data for Secondary Analysis by Hilary Beedham

The UK Data Archive (UKDA) is a unique source of data for secondary analysis with several thousands of datasets in our holdings. This includes data collected under the original TRAMSS project which were deposited with us to enable the research and teaching community to benefit from the original investment in these key datasets.

One aim of this part of the TRAMSS project is to encourage increased use of these and other complex datasets that are available from UKDA. So, the original datasets used in the exemplars, which form part of this project, can be obtained from UKDA.

The following pages are designed to help users to search for data appropriate to their needs by offering training material for our online catalogue.

The following modules are available:

Information about UKDA's online catalogue
This module provides a general introduction to the online catalogue with brief, descriptive information about the information it provides.

How to use the online catalogue
This module shows different ways of searching the online catalogue, the different fields that are available to search and tips on searching.

Exemplar searches using the online catalogue
These are sample searches that are associated with the research question and data modules that form part of these web pages. They demonstrate how to use our catalogue to find data that will answer specific research questions.

Help on Searching
Go directly to detailed help on searching the online catalogue.

The online catalogue
Allows direct entry to our web-based catalogue.

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