Data Release

Once all processing work and quality reviews have been completed, the data collection is ready for release to the research community through the ICPSR Web site.

ICPSR staff inventory the archival version of the data collection and produce two additional copies of the machine-readable files, one of which is stored at an off-site facility. Once the data collection has been added to the ICPSR Web site, the data depositor is notified by ICPSR.

The release of an ICPSR study is announced immediately on the ICPSR Web site and via our Recent Updates and Additions email notification service.

Data depositors should instruct researchers interested in their data collection to visit the ICPSR Web site where they will be able to read the study description, browse the accompanying documentation, and download the files.