Data Citation Detectives: The Role of a Bibliographer for a Social Science Data Archive

Abstract

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)’s Bibliography of Data-Related Literature was established in 2000 to match datasets held in ICPSR topical archives to works resulting from data analyses. As a librarian-bibliographer working with ICPSR’s criminal justice topical archive, it has been my responsibility to employ effective methodologies for browsing social science literature and establishing continuing email alerts detecting when ICPSR data is used, whether formally cited with a DOI or informally mentioned in an article’s abstract or methods. This presentation will showcase the typical work of an ICPSR bibliographer, highlight the usefulness of the ICPSR Bibliography for data librarians, and emphasize the importance of standardized dataset citation in scholarly publications.