Welcome to the Qualitative Data Repository. QDR is a dedicated archive for storing and sharing digital data generated or collected through qualitative and multi-method research in the social sciences, with an initial emphasis on political science. We provide leadership and training in—and work to develop and publicize common standards and practices for—managing, storing, sharing, reusing, and citing qualitative data. Our objective is to expand and improve the use of qualitative data in research, learning and teaching.
QDR is funded by the National Science Foundation and hosted by the Center for Qualitative and Multi-Method Inquiry at Syracuse University.
We invite you to take a look around. We welcome any suggestions you might have, and we invite you to join us! If you have some qualitative data, or data arising from a multi-method project, that you would like to share, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss them with you. Also, we are always looking for collaborators to help us develop training and other materials. Please contact us if you’d like to get involved.