Trent Borealis Dataverse Collection

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Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is a bilingual, multi-disciplinary, secure, Canadian research data repository, supported by academic libraries and research institutions across Canada. Trent University Dataverse Collection is part of the larger Borealis service, hosted by Scholars Portal and the University of Toronto Libraries.

Borealis supports open discovery, management, sharing, and preservation of Canadian research data.

All files are held in a secure environment on Canadian servers.

Key features of Trent Dataverse Collection

free research data repository for Trent faculty, students, staff and research collaborators
automated generation of data citations with DOIs for permanent links
supports generation of anonymized temporary DOI for peer review
descriptive metadata following disciplinary standards to assist with discovery and reuse
easy to use Creative Commons license templates or customizable terms of use
depositors can choose to make content available publicly, to specific individuals, or to keep it locked
dataset and file-level version tracking
Trent has a dedicated repository collection; within this repository dedicated dataverses for yourself or your department/lab/research group are available if needed
bilingual platform in English and French
files are stored in a secure environment on Canadian servers

Who should use Trent Dataverse Collection?

Dataverse is a general purpose repository, suitable for all disciplines, and accepts a wide range of data types and formats.

Borealis cannot accept sensitive or confidential data. Content must not contain information that could directly or indirectly identify a subject (with some exceptions) and must be de-identified. Other sensitive data not suitable for deposit may include sensitive ecological data or data about sacred of protected cultural practices or sites. For further information see Terms of Use.

What types of data can be deposited?

Dataverse accepts a wide range of data types and formats. Researchers are advised to use non-proprietary open formats. Acceptable file formats include (but are not limited to):

documents (PDF, DOCX, TXT, PPTX)

images (JPG, PNG, TIFF)

videos (MOV, MP4)

audio (MP3, WAV)

tabular files (XLSX, SAV, DTA, R, CSV, TSV, TAB)

compressed files (ZIP)

And many more.

File size limits:

Single file limitations:

When uploading a singe file, that file cannot be larger than 3 GB

Tabular file limitations:

When uploading a tabular file (e.g., XLSX, SAV, CSV, etc.), it’s recommended that the file not be larger than 500MB. When uploading a tabular file, the Dataverse software ingests and converts that file to one that can be used by any tabular software. It can only complete this conversion for files smaller than 500MB.