Humanities Data Repositories
The following sites contain downloadable data sets for analysis by subject area. Some of the sites are available for data set deposit, check with your librarian if you are looking to find a repository to deposit your research data.
- The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion. The targeted audience and the data collection have both greatly expanded since 1998, now including American and international collections and developing features for educators, journalists, religious congregations, and researchers.
- Hathi Trust Research CenterUsers have the ability to create and analyze worksets by assembling subcollections of the Hathi Trust collection. There are also datasets available for download. The HTRC Extracted Features Dataset includes page-level features for 13.7 million volumes as well as word frequencies for all English language volumes.
Access Note: Patrons must register and create an account through Hathi Trust. - National Archive of Data on Arts and Culture (NADAC)Free and easy access to data on the arts and on the arts' value and impact for individuals and communities
- Open ContextA free, open access resource for the electronic publication of primary field research from archaeology and related disciplines
- Open Language Archives Community (OLAC)This catalog, developed by the Open Language Archives Community (OLAC), provides access to a wealth of information about thousands of languages, including details of text collections, audio recordings, dictionaries, and software, sourced from dozens of digital and traditional archives.