Located on the lower level of Wallace Hall, the Stokes Library is the primary point-of-contact for Library Services for the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Reserves and the Office of Population Research (OPR). The Library houses the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Reserves, the Ansley J. Coale Population Research Collection, and the Stokes Viz Hub. 

Stokes Library is open to the public for research, however after 8:30pm only those with Princeton University card access are permitted. 

Research Consultations

Librarians can help you locate the best scholarly sources and data for your research projects.

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Data Analysis Support

Meet with a data consultant to discuss your data analysis and methodology. Consultants can assist with programming in R, Stata, and other programs as well as data visualization. 

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Group Study Rooms

Designed for collaboration of group with 4-6 people (room 065) and up to 10 people (room 067).

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VR Technology

Virtual reality (VR) is a realistic and immersive simulation of a virtual environment, experienced through interactive software and hardware. VR technology is available to the Princeton University community at the Stokes Library in Wallace Hall.

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Featured Collections

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Reserve Collection

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs is primarily served by the Stokes Public and International Affairs & Population Research library, which is part of the University's extensive library system and is located in the lower level of Wallace Hall. It provides reserve materials in support of both graduate and undergraduate studies, and houses a core collection of books, journals, and research materials that supplements the Social Sciences collections at Firestone.

Ansley J. Coale Population Research Collection

The Ansley J. Coale Population Research Collection, serving the Office of Population Research, houses an extensive collection of demographic materials. The collection contains more than 40,000 bound volumes, as well as over 15,000 reprints, technical reports, manuscripts, and working and discussion papers. Sixty percent of the collection consists of worldwide statistical material (censuses and vital statistics). The collection also contains international censuses through 2009 on over 4,000 reels of microfilm. Subjects collected include: formal demography (fertility, mortality and immigration), population policy, family planning, epidemiology, child and public health, and health statistics.

Stokes Viz Hub

The Stokes Visualization Hub supports interdisciplinary digital research and information visualization. We design and teach workshops focusing on data visualization, quantitative and qualitative data analysis and the digital research process. 

Viz Hub Computer Lab/Classroom

  • Used for classes, orientations and workshops conducted by Princeton University Library staff, the School of Public and International Affairs, the Office of Population Research, and the Sociology Department
  • The classroom and a small number of laptops are available for general use when not reserved for class sessions.
  • If you would like to use a laptop and none are available, please contact the Stokes Library Staff. 

 

Equipment

  • 6 Apple Mac laptops
  • 4 Windows Dell laptops
  • Instructor's station (can be configured with additional specialized client software for demonstration purposes)
  • Projector* to project image from instructor's workstation
  • Projection screen
  • 1 HP LaserJet 5100dtn network printer (black and white)
  • 3 writable walls

*Classroom projector can be connected to the instructor's personal laptop via an adapter. 

Software

  • Statistical: STATA, RStudio, SPSS, SAS (on Dell only), MATLAB
  • Qualitative analysis: NVivo, MAXQDA, QDAMinerLite
  • Other: ArcGISPro, Tableau, Python (Mac computers only), Zotero, XML
  • Standard Microsoft Office applications

This is a partial list. Contact the Stokes Library staff to check for other software, or to request additional applications for training purposes.

Responsibilities of Trainers

The Computer Lab/Classroom laptops are stored in a locked cabinet when not in use. If you would like students to use the laptops for a class or workshop, please inform the Stokes Library Staff at least 24 hours in advance so necessary arrangements can be made.

Once the session ends, please turn off the projector, make sure all equipment has been returned to its original state, and coordinate with Stokes Library Staff to guarantee the laptops are locked. 

Stokes Library Staff

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Course Reserves

Faculty who would like to put material on reserve at Stokes should contact Linda Chamberlin at [email protected]

outside of Stokes Library building