Data Guides

Managing Data

• • UBC Library RDM DataGuide – A guide we have developed to get you started on Research Data Management.
  • Good Enough Research Data Management – This very brief guide presents a set of good data management practices that researchers can adopt, regardless of their data management skills and levels of expertise.
  • Where Should I Deposit My Data?
  • File naming guidelines
  • File format recommendations
  • Directories Structure
  • Creating a README for Your Dataset

UBC Dataverse Collection

• • Quick Guide to UBC Dataverse – Something brief, just to get you started.
  • Extended Guide to UBC Dataverse – 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 – 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
  • Brief Guide – Dataverse Metadata – Ensure your datasets are discoverable by using good metadata.
  • Dataverse North Metadata Best Practices Guide – More detailed definitions, tips and examples for each metadata field in the citation block.
  • Dataverse Curation Guide – Step-by-step instructions for curating new datasets deposited in Dataverse.

Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR)

• • FRDR overview
  • FRDR documentation – Detailed information about all aspects of the FRDR service.

Dryad

• • Link your ORCID account with UBC CWL. 
  • Dryad FAQs,  including Metadata requirements and File requirements
  • dryad2dataverse documentation

DMP Assistant

• DMP Assistant – Quick Guide
• DMPs – Exemplars