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Description
Dataverse is an open source web application for sharing, citing, analyzing, and preserving research data (developed by the Data Science team at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science). Dataverse is primarily a repository, supporting the registration of DOIs via EZID.
Demonstration video
Link to a short (5 minute) demonstration of the key features of the tool or service for NDSC members.
Primary features
- Automatically generated data citation
- Faceted search
- Customizable metadata
- Shibboleth authentication
- Mapping of geospatial files
- Customizable user interface
Example use cases
- Harvard Dataverse: Housed at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS), hosts the world's largest collection of social science research.
- University of North Carolina Dataverse: Hosted by the Odum Instituted for Research in Social Science,
- Structural Biology Data Grid (SBGrid): Collaboration with Dataverse and Globus to provide a network (grid) for the storage of structural biology research data.
- DFC Federation Hub: Established a Dataverse Network grid using iRODS
Community
See also
Dataverse in Labs Workbench
The NDS Labs Dataverse application includes Dataverse-specific images for both Rserve and Solr. These are not used by other applications.
Basic instructions for using Dataverse in Labs Workbench
- Add the Dataverse application
- Select Launch
- NOTE: Dataverse will take several minutes to start the first time
- On the Labs Workbench Applications view, expand the "Dataverse" application and click "View Config" beside its "Dataverse" service
- Open Dataverse link, select Login
- Once started, you should be able to log into Dataverse as dataverseAdmin with a generated password