Consultations and instruction associated with obtaining, buying, and licensing research data.
Buying and Licensing Data
Eligibility information is outlined below based on providers with offerings that are available to the entire Harvard community or a specific unit/appointment.
University-wide
Harvard College Library, Services for Academic Programs
Harvard College Library, Services for Academic Programs (SAP) offer consultations to help researchers and other library staff identify data and coordinate with bibliographers and collection development librarians on possible purchases.
Audience
All Harvard community; focus on FAS undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty
Service Provider
Harvard College Library, Services for Academic Programs
Service Fee
None
Service Website
https://library.harvard.edu/collections/data-and-government-information-collections
Contact Information
Hugh Truslow and Diane Sredl govdocs@fas.harvard.edu
Unit/Appointment-specific
Harvard Law School
Audience
- School Faculty
- School Graduate Students
Service Provider
Harvard Law School Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
Contact Information
- Arevik Avedian: aavedian@law.harvard.edu
- Michelle Pearse: mpearse@law.harvard.edu
Harvard Kennedy School
Consultation and/or instruction associated with obtaining licenses for research data, purchasing data, and/or creating data use agreements. These services can also be performed on behalf of the client for a fee.
Audience
- School Faculty
- Graduate School Fellows
- School Graduate Students
Service Provider
Harvard Kennedy School Library
Service Fee
When services are being performed on behalf of the client.
Service Website
https://guides.library.harvard.edu/hks/data_resources
Contact Information
Gutman Library (Harvard Graduate School of Education)
Audience
- School Faculty
- School Graduate Students
- School Affiliates
Service Provider
Gutman Library
Service Fee
None
Service Website
Contact Information
Rebecca Martin: rebecca_martin@gse.harvard.edu
Baker Library (Harvard Business School)
Baker Library supports HBS faculty data sharing via multiple repository options. Support includes:
- Helping researchers select the best repository for their needs
- Helping researchers consider what data can be shared
- Advising on preparing data and documentation
- Liaising with the data repository
- Depositing the files
- Creating repository metadata
Data repository options include:
- HBS Dataverse: Run by Harvard, with a collection specifically for HBS-produced data. -
- ICPSR: Full-service data archive with a commitment to long-term preservation. Expert in managing and providing restricted access to sensitive data.
- Journal-Approved Repositories
Audience
School Graduate Students
Service Provider
Baker Library
Service Fee
If a DUA is required or data is being purchased with research funds.
Service Website
https://www.library.hbs.edu/Services/Buying-and-Licensing-Data
Contact Information
Data Licensing Service: data-licensing@hbs.edu