The Dataverse Network Project

When you create a collection by assigning the results of a query to it, that collection is dynamic and is updated regularly based on the query results.

To create a collection by assigning the results of a query:

1. Navigate to your dataverse homepage.
2. Click My Options, scroll to Curator options, and then click Manage Collections.
   You see the Manage Collections page.
3. Click Add Collection as a Query.
   You see the Collection as a Query page.
4. Enter your Collection Name.
5. Select the Parent dataverse in which you choose to create the collection.
   The default is your dataverse. You cannot create a collection in another dataverse unless you have permission to do so.
6. In the Enter query field, enter the study field terms for which to search to assign studies with those terms to this collection.
   Use the following guidelines:
   • Almost all study fields can be used to build a collection query.
     The study fields must be entered in the appropriate format to search the fields' contents. See the List of Metadata for a specification of the query term to use for each study field when building a query.
   • Use the following format for your query: title:Elections AND keywordValue:world.
     For more information on query syntax, refer to the Lucene website.
   • For each study in a dataverse, the Study Global Id field in the Cataloging Information consists of three query terms: protocol, authority, and globalID.
     If you build a query using protocol, your collection can return any study that uses the protocol you specified.
     If you build a query using all three terms, you collection returns only one study.
7. Click Save Collection.
   You see the Manage Collections window, with the new collection listed.