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What is CRSP?


The UCI RCIC (Research Cyber-Infrastructure Center) manages CRSP (the Campus Research Storage Pool), an enterprise-grade storage system designed for researchers.  CRSP is organized into labs.  The Nielsen Datasets are stored and organized into a lab within CRSP.  

  • Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
    The UC Irvine Campus Research Storage Pool (CRSP) offers pre-created accounts to all UCI tenure-track faculty. 
     
  • PhD Students and Postdocs
    You may request to have a sub-account made for you in CRSP.  It will be under the faculty member whom you list as your advisor for the Nielsen Datasets.  

How do the Nielsen Datasets get loaded into CRSP?


Populating the Nielsen Datasets into CRSP was a team effort involving: the UC Irvine Libraries, UC Irvine Research Cyberinfrastructure Center (RCIC), Social Sciences Computing Services (SSCS), and the Kilts Center at the Chicago Booth School of Business.  

  • The UC Irvine Libraries get emails from the Kilts Center regarding the Nielsen Datasets.  When the Kilts Center makes new data available, the UC Irvine Libraries IT staff manually transfer it to a special account within the RCIC dedicated to the Nielsen Datasets.  
  • The Nielsen Datasets in the UC Irvine Libraries' account in CRSP contains essentially* all of the data offered in the Nielsen Datasets product. 
  • Think data is missing? Please use the UC Irvine Libraries' Ask a Librarian email service page, and we'll be happy to investigate.  


* We say essentially because there may be a few-day lag for this workflow:

  • The UC Irvine Libraries get an email from the Kilts Center about new data.
  • Libraries IT pull the data using the Globus File Transfer system that Kilts uses.
  • Libraries IT put the data into CRSP. 

 

We appreciate your patience and understanding!  

How do I access the Nielsen Datasets in CRSP?

 

Have you completed registration with the Kilts Center?
 

  • Nope, or I'm not sure?  
    • You'll have an email from the Kilts Center indicating that your registration is complete.  
    • Please first read through the How to get the data page on this guide. 
    • Please do not proceed to Step 2 until you're sure that you have completed registration.  UC Irvine Libraries Staff will verify that you completed registration with the Kilts Center.  
       
  • Can I preview the data/variables without registering?   
    • The Kilts Center is contractually prohibited from providing full documentation about the datasets (e.g., a list of variables) until an eligible researcher completes registration with the Kilts Center.
    • If you have specific questions about the Nielsen Datasets prior to registering, please email the Kilts Center.
       
  • Yes I'm done registering!
    • Please go on to Step 2 and fill out the Dataset Access Request Form.
    • UC Irvine Libraries Staff will verify that you completed registration with the Kilts Center. 
    • We will then facilitate your request with UC Irvine's RCIC staff.

       

Dataset Access Request Form

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Staff of the UC Irvine Libraries typically process requests within 48 hours during the business week.  If you don't receive an update after 48 business hours, please do the following:

  1. Visit the Libraries Ask A Librarian email service page.
     
  2. Copy and paste this script into the email form:
    • Question: 
      Dataset Access Request
       
    • More Detail/Explanation:
      Hello, I am a UC Irvine researcher requesting access to a dataset that requires a library staff member to facilitate.  It has been more than 48 business hours since I submitted the Dataset Access Request Form (guides.lib.uci.edu/dataset-access-request-form), and I have not received a reply.  I need UC Irvine Libraries staff to help me get access to the data by visiting the following guide (LibApps login required):  https://guides.lib.uci.edu/dataset-access-request-form/internal/overview

 

How do I start using the Nielsen Datasets in CRSP?