Catalogue of Institutions

Catalogue of Institutions

The ARCES catalogue is comprised of a number of other catalogues:

• CIS Data Bank: stores the micro-data files from CIS Surveys along with those of other institutions (Ministerio de Trabajo, INJUVE, Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Social (CIRES), etc.).



• you may have free online access to all code books and study documents stored by this centre. Micro-data files may be requested through the CIS. Among many others, the ICPSR keeps world surveys on values and euro-barometers.



• ISSP this Programme is a joint project of a number of countries with the objective of obtaining data for a wide range of geographic areas, enabling international comparisons. The files are stores in the ZA (Cologne Central Archive), a member of CESSDA, and therefore the CIS acts as intermediary for their retrieval.



• CESSDA gathers a series of social research data archives from different European countries. Micro-data file requests of any member may be handled through the CIS.



• Roper Centre Located in the University of Connecticut, this centre offers a wealth of public opinion data archives. They also have a specific database for Latin America. The CIS also handles file requests for this Centre.