The Social Science Reference Center, located on A floor of Firestone Library, provides materials and staff to support reference, research, and most statistical and data analysis in economics, political science, industrial relations, sociology, and law. In addition, specialized assistance is offered for a wide range of United Nations, United States, New Jersey and European Union documents.

Both social science reference specialists and data consultants are available by appointment for individual consultations on in-depth research. Working collections of major reference social science sources in electronic, paper and micro-formats, include directories, handbooks, codebooks, statistical compendiums, periodical indexes, statistical package manuals, and government documents.

SSRC's Data and Statistical Services unit maintains collections of machine-readable data in many fields, with an emphasis on the social sciences, and it offers access to data files from such organizations as the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Science Research (ICPSR), the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).