1. Introduction and Use of Dataverse at Boston College
Barbara Mento, Data/GIS Librarian
O’Neill Library
Boston College Libraries

2. History
Migrated to Institutional Repository, from DigiTool to Islandora Created a “data archive” with curated data. Not satisfied with interface and access for data.

3. New Digital Infrastructure Advisory Committee
Charges Datasets Task Force to investigate data repository platforms
Open access platform
Discipline-neutral
Self deposit
Requested review of Dataverse (some BC faculty already used for replication data i.e. Review of Economics and Statistics Dataverse)
December 2015: Dataverse chosen as platform for Data Repository

4. Dataverse at Boston College
Hosted by Harvard
Branded for Boston College
Open access
Self deposit policy and platform
Offer customized quick guide
Linked from our DMPTool- wording for DMP
Survey for depositors asking about deposit experience

5. Research Guide: Dataverse at Boston College
Overview, quick start
information and link
to BC Dataverse.

6. Launch and Marketing
February 2016: Setup and configuration with branding. Migrated select data from April 2016: Training for staff and liaisons by Sonia Barbosa, Manager of Data Curation, IQSS Dataverse. April 1 proposed soft launch Received request from history department to move up launch because they needed a DOI for an accepted publication March 18th soft launch and first self deposit. Formal launch April 19th.

7. User Survey Feedback
We send a user feedback survey after self deposit. Based on depositor feedback we revised the Quick Guide to add instructions for zip compression of multiple files to enable faster data upload.

8. Initial Marketing
Introduced at Vice Provost for Research sponsored event on March 16, 2016 Staffed a table introducing Dataverse. Some interest from research centers on campus. Started discussions regarding organization and working on issues with permissions.

9. Marketing Article for Spring Library Newsletter 2016
April 19th official launch: Subject Liaisons announced launch to faculty via , launched on website and social media.

10. Bookmarks

11. Current and future use
Depositing replication data - previously other Dataverses
Depositing open access corpus of text for research
Supplementary material from conference presentations and books
Data deposits affiliated with publications deposited in
So far referrals from library staff and director of ITS Research Services, who attended the training, are leading to inquiries about depositing data.

12. Future Plans
New Faculty orientation will include Dataverse bookmark and discussions with liaisons
Fall letters from liaisons to departments will have reminder about Dataverse
Planning fall survey of researchers to learn where they deposit data and what they know about Dataverse