Dash is a platform developed by the University of California Curation Center to help researchers at all stages of the research lifecycle. It allows them to prepare, select, describe, identify, preserve, and discover research data. Dash is fully pluggable, uses standards-compliant repositories, and integrates with services like Fundref and ORCID. As an open source Ruby on Rails application, it provides a standards-based way for researchers to harvest, deposit, authenticate, and get indexed metadata and research data.

1. DASH: Making Data Sharing
Easier
Marisa Strong
University of California Cura;on
Center (UC3)

2. California Digital Library – University of California Cura;on Center

3. Research Lifecycle

4. Dash helps researchers in six ways:
• Prepare
• Select
• Describe
• Iden1fy
• Preserve
• Discover

5. Prepare

6. Select

7. Describe

8. Describe

9. Iden;fy

10. Preserve

11. Discover

12. Fully Pluggable
Stash platform
Harvest
Share
Store
Dash portal
Standards-compliant repository
SWORD SWORD
EZID
DataCite
ORCID
Fundref
IdP
SWORD OAI-PMH
Index

13. Standards-based
• Metadata Modules
• Harves;ng protocols
• Deposi;ng protocols
• Authen;ca;on protocols
Plus, integra;on with Fundref and ORCID
And, op;mized for accessibility and mobile

14. Open Source
• Ruby on Rails app
• MapZen for GeoNames
• GeoBlacklight/SOLR for search
• hUp://cdluc3.github.io/dash/
• New version launch date: April 2016

15. Dash for the community
• More informa;on @UC3dash
• dash.cdlib.org
Contact: marisa.strong@ucop.edu