1. Dataverse - a data-hosting solution for AgEcon Search Julie Kelly Magrath Library, University of Minnesota Amy West Wilson Library, University of Minnesota

2. AgEcon Search and Data AgEcon Search history Approached by Australian association Agreed to investigate

3. Scenario No economics repositories Multi-institutional Unsure of adoption No money, but some staff time to spend Current software not feasible ???

4. Social Sciences Data Longer history of active curation Small to medium data Current issues

5. Looked at Economists Online Documents + data Collaborative May not be the permanent solution Dataverse!

6. Dataverse From Harvard Hosted or open source Designed for social sciences Standard metadata Good Google rankings FREE http://thedata.org

10. Groups using Dataverse Journals Individuals NGOs Centers/research groups Academic departments

11. Librarians using Dataverse DDI metadata scheme No programming necessary Flexibility

12. Next steps Continue to work with Australians Target new groups Watch the landscape

13. Questions?