Repository details

Abacus Data Network

Name of repository
Abacus Data Network
Additional name(s)
  • Abacus Dataverse Network
Repository URL
https://abacus.library.ubc.ca//
Subject(s)
Description
The Abacus Data Network is a data repository collaboration involving Libraries at Simon Fraser University (SFU), the University of British Columbia (UBC), the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and the University of Victoria (UVic).
Contact(s)
  • administrative: abacus.support@ubc.ca
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
26 dataverses; 2.515 datasets ; 59.805 files
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • institutional
Mission statement for designated community
https://abacus-code.github.io/abacus_resources/index.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (5)

Institution
Simon Fraser University Library
Additional name(s)
  • SFU Library
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
The Dataverse Project
Institution
Country
International
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of British Columbia Library
Additional name(s)
  • UBC Library
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Northern British Columbia, Geoffrey R. Weller Library
Additional name(s)
  • Geoffrey R. Weller Library
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
University of Victoria, Libraries
Additional name(s)
  • UVic, Libraries
Country
Canada
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (3)

Policy Name
Community-norms
Policy Name
Security Policies
Policy Name
Dataverse Guides

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (3)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
embargoed

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
CC
DataLicense
Public Domain

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration
  • institutional membership

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Harvard Dataverse General Terms of Use, User uploads
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • hdl
Name of the repository software
  • Dataverse
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://dataverse.org/best-practices/data-citation
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (3)

Type
OAI-PMH
Url
https://abacus.library.ubc.ca/oai
documentation
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/discoverability.html
Type
SWORD
Url
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/sword.html
Type
REST
Url
https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/native-api.html

Metadata standards (3)

Metadata standard
DDI (Data Documentation Initiative)
Metadata standard
Dublin Core
Metadata standard
FGDC/CSDGM (Federal Geographic Data Committee Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata)

Remarks

Entry date
2015-04-13
Last update
2025-03-06
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re3data.org: Abacus Data Network; editing status 2025-03-06; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3692H last accessed: 2025-04-26