Please consult our Quick Start Guide for specific instructions on how to deposit your data in Boston College Dataverse.
If need help depositing data or have any questions please contact us at digitalscholarship@bc.edu.
Researches can find Best Practices information and examples in the Data Management Guide.
Please note in particular when your data involve human subjects, please consult BC Research Protections for more information.
Detailed instructions from Harvard for creating a Dataverse account, managing your account, supported formats, editing and managing your data.
If you would like to set up a time for individual training for you or a research assistant contact us at dataverse-support@bc.edu.
Some tips on sharing data from Libbie Stephenson (UCLA Social Science Data Archive)
Sharing Your Data
This document will provide you with some things to consider if you want or need to make your data available to others. This document is freely available under a Creative Commons license in PDF format.
Preparing Data for Sharing
How you get your data ready depends on the format -- do you have a dataset, a video, a recording? This document contains some resources to use to manage files in various technical formats, including statistical files; video, audio and multi-media; archaeology; history; performing arts; literature, language and linguistics; visual arts; digital games; and survey data. It is freely available under a Creative Commons license. PDF format.
All About Codebooks
This document will aid in understanding how codebooks are constructed and how to "read" or interpret them in using associated data. It is freely available under a Creative Commons license.
