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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

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

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