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When you log in for the first time, click on your user account (in red text, upper right corner), then go to “Account Information.” From there, click on the “Send Verification Email” button. You will receive a verification email from wyodata@uwyo.edu asking you to verify your email address. Check your clutter and spam folders if you don’t receive that verification email. Click the link when you receive the email within 24 hours.

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You can confirm that you have logged in by looking at the far right of top menu bar, where your name should be displayed.

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Once logged in, you can add a dataset that you would like published by clicking the “Add Data” button. The button has a drop down to add a new Dataverse or new Dataset.

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If you think you need a new Dataverse, please contact wyodata@uwyo.edu to consult with the UW-libraries, if you are just adding a new Dataset, please proceed with the following steps.

1. Click on the “University of Wyoming Dataverse Collection” logo near the center left.

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2. Click on the “Add Data” button on the right and select “New Dataset”.

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3. Begin to add the metadata for the dataset.

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Adding Metadata for a Dataset

The first step is to

 When adding a new Dataset, there will be some required metadata (Information about the Dataset to be published) that will need to be added in a form before the dataset can be published. Some of the required Metadata will be pre-populated based on your account/login information. The remaining required metadata will be marked with asterisks.

Image ModifiedPlease complete the form before uploading the data file(s)

Basic citation metadata instructions 

• Keep in mind that this basic citation metadata is how your data will be cited in research literature and it is how it will be discovered & indexed on the web.  The more specific it is, the better (the opposite is also true!).   

• Unless you have been granted authorization to create a new Dataverse Collection, the “Host Dataverse” will be “University of Wyoming Dataverse Collection.”   

• Title field:
  Enter a title that is actually useful to a person who is not familiar with your data.  If it is replication data, you may use the “Add Replication Data for” button and enter the title of your associated article/study. 

• Author field:
  Enter your name (Lastname, Firstname) and affiliation.  We *require* that you add an ORCID Identifier Type and Identifier (which is a 16 digit string) to your author information.  If you don’t have an ORCID, sign up for one at https://orcid.org/  

  • If you have co-authors, enter additional authors by clicking on the “+” button to the right of that field. 

• Point of Contact field:
  This is how users will contact you if they have questions about your dataset.  We strongly suggest that you use your UW email and not a personal email.    

• Description field:
  Much like the title, the description should be populated with information that describes your data which will also be useful for someone who is not familiar with it. 

• Subject field:
  This is a controlled vocabulary with 14 different selections available.  Pick the one that most closely matches your data.  We will not add custom subject fields. 

• Keyword field:
  If you want to add keywords that will be associated with your dataset, add them in the ‘Term’ box.  This is a repeatable field. 

• Related Publication field:
  If you are publishing an article with which your data is associated, we highly recommend you enter that citation information here.  If you have a DOI for that publication, add the ID type (DOI) and enter the DOI string in the Identifier sub-field.  This will show up as a link to that publication on your dataset record.

Readme.txt instructions and template 

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Getting Support

For support or any questions that you may have, please contact wyodata@uwyo.edu to consult with the UW-libraries for publishing related questions or ARCC at arcc-help@uwyo.edu for technical related questions.

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