In 2007 the eScholarship Research Centre (ESRC) at the University of Melbourne became involved in a social science data archive project known as ASeSS or ASSDA Services for e-Social Sciences. In 2008 the Australian Social Science Data Archive (ASSDA) - Melbourne Node was established at the eScholarship Research Centre (ESRC). This all happened as preliminary work for a number of Australian Resesarch Council LIEF projects. For a range of reasons the work was not continued which in hindsight is disappointing.
The Compendium of Social Science Research at the University of Melbourne registers and draws links between the organisations, people, projects, events and other entities. While the focus is on social science research at the University of Melbourne, it places these entities and activities within a national and international context. The Compendium includes a bibliography of related published materials and research record collections (both archives and collections still in the hands of researchers).
The Compendium is an indicator of the state of social science research at the University of Melbourne 2007-2010.