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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.

Physics and Astronomy

DIRECTORY

Data Repositories and Metadata
Covers physics, astronomy, mathematics, and computer science. Compiled by the PAM Division of the Special Libraries Association.

REPOSITORIES

HEPData
High Energy Physics Data Repository. Scattering data from published experimental particle physics papers, including Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data. Open access.
National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC)
Databases for nuclear structure and decay and nuclear reactions. Links to several nuclear data centers.
NIST Physical Reference Data
Critically evaluated data, tables of properties, and links to NIST data sets, both free and licensed.