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

• Dataverse Users Community

See also

• http://dataverse.org/

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 can take several minutes to finish its startup
• On the Labs Workbench Applications view, expand the "Dataverse" application and click "View Config" beside its "Dataverse" service
• You should see a generated value for ADMIN_PASSWORD
• Once the application has started, expand the "Dataverse" application and click the Dataverse endpoint link
• You should then be able to log into Dataverse using the username dataverseAdmin and the generated password