UD Dataverse is an institutional repository to share, archive and discover research data created by all researchers at UD, including students. UD Dataverse is supported by the UD Library, Museums and Press and UDIT Research Cyberinfrastructure and sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure program.
UD Dataverse is an archiving and sharing solution dedicated to research data compliant with many funder and publisher data management and sharing policies (DMSPs) and the FAIR Principles, which ensure that data are findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable. The repository is built on Dataverse, a robust and open-source platform for data preservation and sharing developed by the Institute of Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) at Harvard University.
Key features of UD Dataverse include:
- Persistent identifiers (DOI links) and data citations to enable discovery and sharing
- Guaranteed and secure storage for at least five years, with routine backups and technical safeguards
- Multiple acceptable data types (e.g., numeric, text, geospatial), any file format and capacity for larger datasets
- Multiple licenses and custom terms to communicate appropriate uses
UD Dataverse will enter a pilot phase during Spring 2026, and will be available more widely for use across campus by Fall 2026. If you are interested in participating in the pilot, or need more information, reach out to the Research Data and Design Commons.