SodaPop Help

Accessing the SodaPop System

• For Penn State Users
• For Users Outside of Penn State

Using the SodaPop System

• Searching for Variables
• Viewing Documentation
• Data Extraction
• Getting Help
• Making Suggestions

For PRI Affiliates

• Beyond the Web: UNIX and Windows Access to Complete SAS Datasets (for PRI affiliates only)
• Accessing UNIX Files via Windows: Instructions for PRI affiliates who want access to UNIX collections, but prefer a Windows environment for accessing and working with data.
• The SodaPop System for PRI Affiliates: a complete list of electronic datasets available to PRI affiliates, including datasets on PRI's UNIX network (PopNet), Windows file server (Paris), and through SodaPop.

Papers and Presentations on SodaPop

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• Brief History of the SodaPop System (HTML)
• Workshop for Penn State University Libraries librarians presented by Stephen Woods, November 2005
  Presentation (PowerPoint) / Handout (PDF)
• SAS Online Data Archive for Population Studies (PDF)
  Paper presented by David Barro, Leslie Benson, Steve Maczuga, Cindy Mitchell, and Jeanne Spicer at the Northeast SAS Users Group Conference, 2000
• Quick & Easy AF Applications Using SAS/ASSIST® Software, SAS® Data Views, Block Menus and HTML (PDF)
  Paper presented at the Northeast SAS Users Group Conference, 1996 and the 21st Annual SAS Users Group International Conference, 1996