The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research can help all researchers, evaluators and departments with a wide variety of research services.
BOSR’s services include collecting survey data, assisting with study recruitment, planning and conducting focus groups or in-depth interviews, transcription of audio recordings, data entry, and providing reports from collected data. The bureau can also help with data collection for program evaluations that are often required with external funding. In addition to full-scale data collection, BOSR can help early in the research process by providing methodological consultation, program evaluation planning, budgeting and cost-effective ways to collect pilot data. These early research efforts can improve the quality and competitiveness of proposals for external funding.
BOSR has extensive methodological expertise and infrastructure. Highly trained staff have years of experience with the practical aspects of collecting and processing data and related administrative work of data collection. BOSR’s infrastructure (e.g., telephone call center, web survey software, sample tracking processes, mail processing) can take care of many of the day-to-day aspects of research that can quickly become burdensome so that researchers can focus on higher-level tasks. BOSR’s expertise lies in scientifically based surveys of a wide variety of populations for a wide range of topics. To facilitate research by researchers with a wide range of budgets, researchers can take advantage of our prescreened panel of Nebraskans (Nebraska Voices) or add questions to the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey, the annual omnibus survey of adults living in Nebraska households.
BOSR supports research broadly across campus. Although we are administratively housed in the Department of Sociology, BOSR works with faculty and students from all across campus and throughout the state.
To learn more about BOSR’s services, please check out the website. Questions can also be forwarded to bosr@unl.edu.
