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Data Sources in Engineering and Computer Science

Overview

This guide will help you locate engineering-related data and statistics.

1. Who are your sources? Who might collect the data?

Government agency?
Nonprofit/nongovernmental organization?
Businesses?
Academic researchers?

2. Look for publications that cite the dataset

Repositories, scholarly articles, government reports, etc.

3. Do your search.

Is it freely available on the web? 
Does the library already subscribe as part of a package?
Can it be requested directly from the source? 

ChatGPT - UCF Libraries Engineering Research Assistant

To fully utilize the capabilities of this generative AI and achieve the best results, submit a research consultation request. Your engineering librarian can assist you with this process.