Create a New Dataverse

To create a standard dataverse:

1. Navigate to the Network homepage.
2. Click Network Options in the top-right corner, scroll to Dataverses, Harvesting, Exporting and OAI Sets, and then click Create a New Dataverse.
   You see the Add a New Dataverse page.
3. Click the radio button next to the type of dataverse that you choose to create.
   A Scholar dataverse requires that you enter first and last name when you create the dataverse. Choose this option if you are an individual publishing your own studies.
   A Basic dataverse does not require first and last name values. Choose this option if you are publishing or collecting studies for groups, publications, or other communities.
4. If you selected a Scholar dataverse type, then enter a First Name and Last Name for your dataverse.
   These values become the default dataverse homepage name.
5. Enter an affiliation for the dataverse.
   For example, if this dataverse if for a Scholar, then enter the university or department in which the scholar works.
6. Enter the full name for the dataverse homepage.
   You can change the default value for a Scholar dataverse, if you choose.
   This is the name that is displayed on the dataverse's homepage.
7. Enter an alias for the dataverse.
   This is the user-friendly URL by which the dataverse is reached directly, and which can be used as a link to the dataverse from external web pages.
8. For a Basic dataverse, use the Group Assignment pull-down list and choose the dataverse group in which to add this dataverse.
9. Click Save Changes to keep your changes, or click Cancel to lose your changes.
   On the Network homepage Coming Soon tab, the dataverse is displayed.