# Features ### **Support for FAIR Data Principles** Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable. [More information](https://scholar.harvard.edu/mercecrosas/presentations/fair-guiding-principles-implementation-dataverse). ### **Data citation for datasets and files** EndNote XML, RIS, or BibTeX format at the dataset or file level. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/find-use-data.html#cite-data). ### **OAI-PMH (Harvesting)** Gather and expose metadata from and to other systems using standardized metadata formats: Dublin Core, Data Document Initiative (DDI), OpenAIRE, etc. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/dashboard.html#harvesting). ### **APIs for interoperability and custom integrations** Search API, Data Deposit (SWORD) API, Data Access API, Metrics API, Migration API, etc. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api). ### **API client libraries** Interact with Dataverse APIs from Python, R, Javascript, Java, and Ruby [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/client-libraries.html). ### **DataCite integration** DOIs are reserved, and when datasets are published, their metadata is published to DataCite. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/integrations.html#discoverability). ### **Login via Shibboleth** Single Sign On (SSO) using your institution's credentials. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/shibboleth.html). ### **Login via ORCID, Google, GitHub, or Microsoft** Log in using popular OAuth2 providers. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/oauth2.html). ### **Login via OpenID Connect (OIDC)** Log in using your institution's identity provider or a third party. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/oidc.html). ### **Internationalization** The Dataverse software has been translated into multiple languages. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#internationalization). ### **Versioning** History of changes to datasets and files are preserved. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#dataset-versions). ### **Restricted files** Control who can download files and choose whether or not to enable a "Request Access" button. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#restricted-files-terms-of-access). ### **Embargo** Make content inaccessible until an embargo end date. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#embargoes). ### **Custom licenses** CC0 by default but add as many standard licenses as you like or create your own. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#license-config). ### **Custom terms of use** Custom terms of use can be used in place of a license or disabled by an administrator. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#terms). ### **Publishing workflow support** Datasets start as drafts and can be submitted for review before publication. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataverse-management.html#roles-permissions). ### **File hierarchy** Users are able to control dataset file hierarchy and directory structure. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#file-path). ### **File previews** A preview is available for text, tabular, image, audio, video, and geospatial files. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#file-previews). ### **Preview and analysis of tabular files** Data Explorer allows for searching, charting and cross tabulation analysis [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/external-tools.html#inventory-of-external-tools). ### **Usage statistics and metrics** Download counters, support for Make Data Count. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/make-data-count.html). ### **Guestbook** Optionally collect data about who is downloading the files from your datasets. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataverse-management.html#dataset-guestbooks). ### **Fixity checks for files** MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, UNF. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#filefixitychecksumalgorithm). ### **File download in R and TSV format** Proprietary tabular formats are converted into RData and TSV. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/tabulardataingest/index.html). ### **Faceted search** Facets are data driven and customizable per collection. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/find-use-data.html#finding-data). ### **Customization of collections** Each personal or organizational collection can be customized and branded. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataverse-management.html#theme). ### **Private URL** Create a URL for reviewers to view an unpublished (and optionally anonymized) dataset. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#private-url-to-review-unpublished-dataset). ### **Widgets** Embed listings of data in external websites. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataverse-management.html#widgets). ### **Notifications** In app and email notifications for access requests, requests for review, etc. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/account.html#notifications). ### **Schema.org JSON-LD** Used by Google Dataset Search and other services for discoverability. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#supported-metadata). ### **External tools** Enable additional features not built in to the Dataverse software. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/external-tools.html). ### **External vocabulary** Let users pick from external vocabularies (provided via API/SKOSMOS) when filling in metadata. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/metadatacustomization.html#using-external-vocabulary-services). ### **Dropbox integration** Upload files stored on Dropbox. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/integrations.html#dropbox). ### **GitHub integration** A GitHub Action is available to upload files from GitHub to a dataset. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/integrations.html#github). ### **Integration with Jupyter notebooks** Datasets can be opened in Binder to run code in Jupyter notebooks, RStudio, and other computation environments. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/integrations.html#binder). ### **User management** Dashboard for common user-related tasks. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/dashboard.html#users). ### **Curation status labels** Let curators mark datasets with a status label customized to your needs. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#allowedcurationlabels). ### **Branding** Your installation can be branded with a custom homepage, header, footer, CSS, etc. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#branding-your-installation). ### **Backend storage on S3 or Swift** Choose between filesystem or object storage, configurable per collection and per dataset. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#file-storage-using-a-local-filesystem-and-or-swift-and-or-object-stores). ### **Direct upload and download for S3** After a permission check, files can pass freely and directly between a client computer and S3. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/developers/big-data-support.html#s3-direct-upload-and-download). ### **Export data in BagIt format** For preservation, bags can be sent to the local filesystem, Duraclound, and Google Cloud. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/config.html#bagit-export). ### **Post-publication automation (workflows)** Allow publication of a dataset to kick off external processes and integrations. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/developers/workflows.html). ### **Pull header metadata from Astronomy (FITS) files** Dataset metadata prepopulated from FITS file metadata. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#astronomy-fits). ### **Provenance** Upload standard W3C provenance files or enter free text instead. [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/user/dataset-management.html#data-provenance). ### **Auxiliary files for data files** Each data file can have any number of auxiliary files for documentation or other purposes (experimental). [More information](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/developers/aux-file-support.html). Please help us keep this page up to date! 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