We maintain and curate the UBC Dataverse Collection, a cross-disciplinary research data repository on Borealis
Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multidisciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data. Data is stored entirely on Canadian servers. Datasets in our Borealis collection are discoverable by Google, Google Data, Google Scholar, the EU’s OpenAIRE, most university libraries, the US National Library of Medicine, Lunaris, DataCite, DataOne, and much more.
Key features of UBC Dataverse Collection include:
- UBC CWL integration.
- No data deposit fees.
- Support from the Research Data Management team at the UBC Library.
- Dedicated collections for yourself or your department/lab/research group could be created.
- Canadian data storage platform.
- 5GB maximum individual file size (up to 1,000 files in a dataset).
- Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) at the dataset level.
- PrivateURL is available for a peer review process before data publication.
- Different licensing models (CC0, CC-BY and many others) are available.
- Standardized metadata and a nationwide data discovery platform.
- Datasets are incorporated automatically into Lunaris and many other discovery platforms (such as Google Data), making them findable alongside other Canadian research data.
Guides for UBC Dataverse Collection:
- UBC Library RDM GitHub: These open-source, self-paced learning modules are built on GitHub and aligned with The Carpentries’ pedagogy. Topics include file naming, data organization, READMEs, sharing data, Data Management Plans, data deposits in Borealis, and more. Free, self-paced, reproducible, and licensed for reuse.
- Quick guide to UBC Dataverse Collection – Something brief, just to get you started.
- Extended guide to UBC Dataverse Collection – More detailed information about data discovery, file formats, DOIs, Private URLs, access control, licenses, file size, version control and more.
- Admin guide to UBC Dataverse Collection – A deeper dive into how to create and customize your own dataverses and sub-dataverses, design widgets, permissions, themes and guestbooks.
- Role allocation in UBC Dataverse Collection – This guide explains how repository roles are allocated and managed
- UBC Dataverse Collection – Data deposit guidelines
- UBC Dataverse Collection – Data deaccession guidelines
- File naming guidelines
- File format recommendations
- Directories structure
- Creating a README for your datasets
- License research data
- Creating a data dictionary
Training Materials from Scholars Portal:
- Borealis 101 – An overview of the purpose, importance, and benefits of sharing research data, as well as an overview of the Dataverse repository platform and its key features.
- Video tutorials
Research data in the UBC Dataverse Collection is digitally preserved with Level 1 preservation.
Need help? Contact research.data@ubc.ca