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Research Data Services

Guidance, tools, and training to support faculty and students working with research data.

University of Victoria Data Repository 

Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Borealis supports discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data.

The UVic Dataverse Collection is a proud member of Borealis. The platform is free for UVic-affiliated researchers to support the storage, sharing, citation and re-use of your research data.

UVic Dataverse is certified as a Trustworthy Data Repository by the CoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification Board.

 

Getting Started

Prior to depositing, users must review our Deposit Guidelines. 

Ready to deposit your first dataset? Consult our user guides below. 

Dataverse User Guides 

  • Quick Guide to Depositing Data
    This 4-step guide helps new depositors when depositing data into into UVic Dataverse.

  • Extended User Guide
    This 1-page guide assists researchers with common questions, considerations, and challenges when depositing data into UVic Dataverse.

  • Metadata Best Practices Guide
    Created by Scholars Portal Dataverse, this helpful guide should be consulted when selecting metadata terms to describe your data deposit.

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