Social Sciences Data Collection Workstation:

Access to UCSD licensed databases and software is restricted to UCSD faculty, students and staff.

Public access rights to database 2 is designated as [Public]. Public access rights to databases does not guarantee access to this workstation as these databases are available to the public in the Geisel Library on CD or DVD media.

The SSDC "Datacruncher" workstation is a Windows PC that runs databases, software and services that are not available from the Social Sciences Data Collection Web site. Datacruncher is located in the GIS Lab in the Geisel Library.

Users may request access to Datacruncher at the SSHL Reference Desk or from Data Services staff. When you present your UCSD ID to Reference Desk or Data Services staff you will receive a Datacruncher "datauser" account and password.

SPSS, Stata, StatTransfer and DBMSCopy are provided to facilitate data extraction and transformation. Statistical analysis is not supported on Datacruncher. Students who require SPSS for class assignments or statistical analysis should be directed to the UCSD Solis Lab.

Datacruncher consulting is available by appointment from Data Services staff.

Workstation Databases:

1. Current Population Surveys (CPS) Annual (March) Demographic Files
2. Census 2000 Summary Files [Public]
   1. The files below are also on DVD and can be checked out of the Geisel Library
   2. Summary File 1
   3. Summary File 2
   4. Summary File 3
   5. Summary File 4
   6. Congressional Districts, 108th Congress (See a and c above)
3. Cross National Time Series Data Archive (CNTS), 1815-2003
   1. These files are also available on CD-ROM at the IRPS Library
4. Datastream

Database Output File Utitities:

1. File Viewer ("V")
2. Winzip

Database Output Format Translators:

1. DBMSCopy
2. DBMSExplorer
3. StatTransfer

Database Output Statistical software:

1. Excel
2. SPSS
3. StataSE

Copy or Transfer Database Output:

1. 3 1/2" Disk
2. Drag and Drop CD-DVD Burner
3. Secure File Transfers (FTP)