Tips and Tricks for Finding Data

Creating data can be expensive and time-consuming. However, secondary data, data that you didn't generate yourself, is a great alternative! This workshop will discuss considerations for choosing and reusing data, and explore a variety of strategies for locating datasets relevant to your project.

Learning objectives

• Identify reasons for using secondary data.
• Pinpoint your data needs.
• Familiarize yourself with data-finding strategies.

Part of the Spring 2025 Scholarly Success Series.