ODaP and Dataverse Network

In ODaP a dataset belongs to a study that is defined by a particular publication. The data that are used in the study that resulted in the publication is what we call a dataset. These data can be part of a larger dataset or database. In many cases the data as used in a study are the result of processing existing data. The dataset as used for a publication are stored and described in the Dataverse Network of the Institute for Quantative Social Science at Harvard University. We use two dataverses. One is the existing dataverse for Economists Online that is set up in the European project NEEO and the other is a new dataverse for Tilburg University. The dataverse for Tilburg University is made up of collections that correspond to the Schools of the university. The collection of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TISEM) is a socalled dynamic collection, while the collections of the other Schools are static. A dynamic collection is populated by studies from other (static) collections. The TISEM collection is defined to be the same collection as the static collection of Tilburg University in the dataverse for Economists Online. In this way our economic datasets can live in two dataverses. The management of the studies that live in one or more dataverses is done in the dataverse that houses the static collection. In our cases the economic studies are described in the dataverse for Economists Online and the studies (datasets) of the other Schools are described in the dataverse for our university.
We had several sessions of one hour to make our information specialists Corry, Ingrid and Trijnie familiar with the DVN system. We try to follow the Guidelines as developed for the NEEO project. It turned out that it is better that ODaP has its own Guidelines. These Guidelines are under review. We will make them available when they are finished.