A conversation with data consortium ICPSR director Dr. Margaret Levenstein

Federal agencies are going through major transitions, and researchers are dealing with changes in data access and documentation. Join Dr. Margaret Levenstein, Director of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), the world's largest social science data archive, for a conversation about how the research community is responding.

Since January 2025, ICPSR's DataLumos archive has expanded from 103 to over 1,200 datasets to preserve access. UCLA Library has been updating research guides to point researchers to archived versions and alternative sources.

Lunch will be provided by ICPSR.

What you'll learn:

• Where to find archived and alternative data sources
• How to document data for reproducibility
• Strategies for adapting ongoing projects
• Ways to participate in preservation networks

Who should attend:

Faculty and grad students using federal data (Census, CDC, BLS, etc.), librarians, data specialists and anyone interested in research data infrastructure.

ICPSR received a National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2019. UCLA has been an ICPSR member since 1962 and hosts the California Research Data Center.