Institute for Social Research

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is a part of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan. Founded in 1962, ICPSR provides data archiving and access services to a global community of researchers. ISR is a leading research institute focused on social science research, and ICPSR operates within ISR, supporting data-sharing, management, and analysis, especially for social science disciplines.