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Finding Data

This guide provides brief descriptions and links to sources that can be useful in locating data for research in a range of disciplines.

Fine Arts

NEA: Arts Data Profile Series
Easy to use resource for arts-related data sets comprised of summary statistics, tables, visualizations.

REPOSITORIES & REGISTRIES

ICPSR
A social and behavioral sciences data repository includes data studies and reports in the arts.
re3data.org (Registry of Research Data Repositories)
Disciplines in this global registry include Fine Arts, Music, Theatre and Media Studies and presents repositories for the permanent storage as well as access of data sets.

DIRECTORIES

NEA Research Publications
Chronological listing of publications containing data that may be useful in analysis of various arts sectors and funding variables.