Status
The establishment of DeiC Dataverse is progressing in both technical and legal tracks, running in parallel.
Technical Track
The DeiC Dataverse is now technically operational, and a parallel test environment has also been developed, where universities can test, trial, and train without risking publishing data with various errors. The only thing remaining before universities initiate their deployment is the agreement framework, ensuring they can confidently publish researchers' data to the outside world on DeiC Dataverse. Throughout the spring, there has been close and constructive collaboration between the consortium and DeiC Data Management. It is still expected that the consortium and DeiC can have everything in place as agreed last time on July 1, 2024, when deployment can begin.
Legal Track
Work is underway in parallel on two agreement frameworks for DeiC Dataverse: an extension of the temporary agreement for establishment and the final operational agreement complex, including operational agreements based on K04, data processing agreements, and service agreements.
- The extension of the temporary agreement for the period 1/1-30/6-24 is currently signed by DeiC and awaits signature from the consortium.
- The development of an operational agreement based on K04 has commenced and is expected to be completed by the end of May 2024. The operational agreement is entered into between DeiC and KU as the supplier. Daily status meetings are held between DeiC and KU regarding the management and coordination of the work.
- The development of a data processing agreement for DeiC Dataverse was initially intended to involve a consultation process with the Danish universities. However, due to several critical dependencies between the data processing agreement and the operational agreement, as well as the extremely compressed timeframe for the development of the latter, DeiC has chosen to suspend the announced consultation process for the data processing agreement. Instead, universities will have the opportunity to provide input for DeiC's forthcoming supervision process for the service.
- The development of service agreements is pending the development of the operational and data processing agreements.
For more information, contact Data Management Consultant Rene Belsø via email: rene.belso@deic.dk.
What is it?
DeiC Dataverse is a national digital repository, a data catalog, supporting a national data management infrastructure where researchers from Danish institutions have the opportunity to register, publish and share research metadata. DeiC Dataverse is reserved for data that needs to be citable, for example, in research articles using a Persistent Identifier (PID) such as a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). Certain guidelines must be followed to put deposit data and metadata in DeiC Dataverse, as it is being established as a Trusted Digital Repository (TDR).
DeiC Dataverse is owned by DeiC and provided free of charge to all Danish research institutions but is established and operated through a collaboration between the University of Copenhagen and the Copenhagen University Library. The service is based on the existing open-source IT system Dataverse, developed by Harvard University, which has widespread use in various research institutes and a broad international community.
Why?
By registering metadata about your research data in DeiC Dataverse, you contribute to making your research data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).
What can you do?
With DeiC Dataverse, researchers and institutions can manage, share, publish, and preserve their research data:
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Storage and organization: You can create datasets, add metadata, and categorize your data for easy access.
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Sharing: You can share your datasets with collaborators, colleagues, or the public through access permissions, where you can specify licensing terms.
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Versioning: You can create new versions of your datasets as your research progresses while retaining access to previous versions.
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Publication and citation: You can publish your datasets with a DOI (Digital Object Identifier), making them quotable and helping you receive recognition for your research.
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Collaboration: Multiple researchers can work on the same dataset.
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Discovery: DeiC Dataverse offers tools to search and discover datasets.
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Metadata and documentation: You can add detailed metadata and documentation to your datasets, enabling you and others to understand the context and structure of your data.
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Long-term preservation: DeiC Dataverse offers long-term preservation, ensuring your datasets remain accessible and usable in the long term.
Steering Group
The development project behind DeiC Dataverse is owned and led by a consortium at the University of Copenhagen. The consortium includes members from the University of Copenhagen and the Royal Library. The consortium's steering group consists of:
- Kim Brinckmann (UCPH), Project Owner and Chairman
- Kira Stine Hansen (KB), Royal Library Representative
- Michael Svendsen (KB), Royal Library Representative
- Rune Frank-Hansen (UCPH), KU-IT Representative
- Gitte Julin Kudsk (DeiC), DeiC Representative
Project Manager: Mikkel Ohm Søndergaard (KU)
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Integration: DeiC Dataverse can be integrated with other research tools and services, such as statistical software, data analysis platforms, and institutional repositories.
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Customization: Depending on your institution, DeiC Dataverse can be tailored to your specific requirements.
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Data security: DeiC Dataverse includes security features to protect sensitive data, including authentication, authorization, and encryption.
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Export and import: DeiC Dataverse allows for the export and import of datasets, making it easy to transfer data between different instances or platforms.
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API access: DeiC Dataverse provides an API (Application Programming Interfaces) for machine access so you can integrate DeiC Dataverse with other systems.
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Analysis: You can share datasets for data analysis purposes with external tools.
Technical Information
The Dataverse software is developed and continues to be developed by an international community led by the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University, and the code is freely available (open source) on GitHub: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse.
When can I start using DeiC Dataverse?
Your university must undergo a local implementation process before it is possible to use the service. This process is managed and owned by the individual university and consists of the following main steps: 1) security approval of the service, 2) adding the service to the university's other system portfolio, and 3) establishing local governance.
Contact
For more information, contact Data Management Consultant Rene Belsø.
