Trainings on Dataverse

Use of the FAIR research data repository Dataverse (Data@UNIMI): introductory

This webinar provides a general, discipline-independent introduction to FAIR research data management with a special focus on questions related to the practical management, the publication and sharing of open data on the university’s FAIR compliant research data repository, Data@UNIMI, built on the Dataverse open-source software and certified by the CoreTrustSeal.  For more information on the repository, see the section dedicated to the use of Data@UNIMI and the specific guidelines.

Format:

  • The webinar is held monthly: it takes place each last Friday of the month (some dates may change subject to festivities). Next editions will be: January 30, (monday) March 2, March 27, April 24, May 29
  • The seminar will start at 09.30 am and it will last about one hour plus a 15-minute session of questions and answers
  • It will be held exclusively online, via Microsoft Teams: those interested in attending are required to fill in the below Form to register. Once registration is closed, two days before the webinar date, you will receive the Teams link via e-mail. If you are unable to attend, please let us know and enroll in another edition.
  • Languages available: Italian – English.  
  • Please, do take note that if the minimum number of participants for this course (3 people) is not reached, you will be notified and your registration will be taken into account for the edition of the following month.

Use of the FAIR research data repository Dataverse (Data@UNIMI): advanced

The webinar addresses the advanced technical features of Data@UNIMI, including the structure and customization of one’s personal workspace, data sharing with a private URL, the management of the terms of use, the monitoring of access, how to manage different file formats for research data. To better understand the contents of the webinar, we strongly recommend registering after having attended the introductory training on Dataverse (here on the left).


Format:

  • The advanced webinar is held bimonthly: it takes place on the third Friday of the month every two months. Next edition will be: March 20, May 22.
  • The seminar will start at 09.30 am and it will last about one hour plus a 15-minute session of questions and answers
  • It will be held exclusively online, via Microsoft Teams: those interested in attending are required to fill in the below Form to register. Once registration is closed, two days before the webinar date, you will receive the Teams link via e-mail. If you are unable to attend, please let us know and enroll in another edition.
  • Languages available: Italian – English.  
  • Please, do take note that if the minimum number of participants for this course (3 people) is not reached, you will be notified and your registration will be taken into account for the edition of the following month.

Contents:

  • Research data management & FAIR principles
  • Selecting the right trustworthy research data repository for your data
  • The software Dataverse
  • Data@UNIMI: opening an account and how to use it in practice
  • Metadata & Persistent Identifiers (PIDs)
  • Creative Commons licenses

Target audience:

PhD, Post-Doc, researchers, and Faculty

Prerequisite:

none


Registration Form Dataverse – introductory

    * required

    * Training's chosen date

    * Course language

    Contents:

    • Customization of your dataverse collection
    • Terms of access to your datasets
    • Terms of use of your datasets
    • Ways of sharing unpublished datasets
    • Introduction to open formats 
    • A focus on tabular files

    Target audience:

    PhD, Post-Doc, researchers, and Faculty

    Prerequisite:

    none


    Registration Form Dataverse – advanced

      * required

      * Training's chosen date

      * Course language

      For any doubts or queries on the trainings, you can contact us at rdm@unimi.it