The complete collection of available data, presenting the principal characteristics of each dataset. The data catalogue can be searched in two different ways:
1) Full text search using key words and/or selection criteria
2) Search with the help of an index of research domains
A series of datasets to consult freely (ESS, ISSP, Eurobaromètre, MosaïCH, SELECTS, VoxIt). A simple registration allows access to online analytic functionalities and downloading of datasets.
Although described in the catalogue, these projects call for more detailed information, which is provided within the frame of specific pages, including access to the data.
FORS is a member of CESSDA (Council of European Social Science Data Archives). This organization is a network of European data archives that, as a coordination center, contributes in defining international documentation standards
Situated in the United States, the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is the oldest and without doubt the largest data archive in the world