Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is an international consortium of 800+ academic and research bodies, providing leadership and training in data access, curation, and analytical methods for social science. ICPSR collaborates with funders, including federal US agencies, to develop themed data collections and projects. Their research delves into digital curation challenges and policy initiatives.
WDS and ICPSR share a common goal to ensure data is stored and preserved following the FAIR principles for long-term data storage. As caretakers of data long-term, ICPSR works diligently to maintain stringent data management policies, a practice supported by the WDS mission. The data management policies used by ICPSR align well with WDS’ work to aid in the creation of accessible, first-class data, making the partnership between WDS and ICPSR ideal. ICPSR became a regular member of the World Data System in February 2016.