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On these pages you can find information about the qualitative data we are are currently archiving and access the NIRSA photographic archives.
You can browse the IQDA catalogue of Irish Qualitative research to discover what qualitative research has been done or add a catalogue record about your own qualitative research.
If you are interested in sharing your data, contact us or add a record to IQDA catalogue. Advice on consent and anonymising and on preparing your data for archiving, including what type of technology and formats are best for archiving can be found here.
If you are a researcher you might be interested in using qualitative data contained in archives to build comparisons between research locations, to extend your research over time or by triangulating with other data sources. Here you can find out about other qualitative data archives worldwide. There are a number of digital archives located in Ireland, information about them can be found here.
Qualitative data archives are a valuable teaching resource, whether to provide examples of topics, illustrate themes or demonstrate how qualitative research is conducted in the field. Junior researchers can learn by listening to the examples provided in qualitative archives. Information about using qualitative data in teaching can be found here.
On our blog, we carry information about events organised by the IQDA, international qualitative conferences and networks, and the use and re-use of the data contained in our archives.
Should you require Quantitative Data please see the Irish Social Science Data Archive (ISSDA). The ISSDA holds an ever-increasing quantity of machine-readable data from surveys and official statistics (such as the Census) and makes them readily available to academic and non-profit researchers.
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