If you’re a beginning researcher looking to become familiar with data resources, you might consider looking for secondary data. Secondary data is data that has been collected by one researcher for one purpose, but can be used by other researchers to answer other questions. Some secondary datasets are publicly available and can save time and money by allowing a researcher to use relevant data that has already been collected, rather than collecting data from scratch. VCU Libraries provides access to several resources that curate secondary datasets for research and teaching purposes. This webinar is designed to introduce participants to these resources, demonstrate where to find these resources using VCU Libraries guides, and to explore how some secondary dataset records are organized. 

Objectives: 

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Be able to define “secondary data”;
• Use VCU Libraries research guides to find secondary data resources;
• Choose a dataset based on a topic;
• Identify the components of a secondary dataset record;
• Review implications for using secondary datasets to inform your research.

The workshop is free and open to all.  Registration is required. A recording will be emailed to all registrants.

Please contact mosssr2@vcu.edu or 804-828-3737 for more information.