Three archetypes were defined to represent 67 unique installations of the Dataverse open-source data repository software. This research data was created by applying user persona methodology to software installations. The dataset was authored by Jonathan Ji of the Dataverse Project UX Research team and was last updated on June 27, 2026.
Use Cases
- Classify Dataverse installations into user archetypes based on the described research methodology.
- Inform software development priorities by understanding the goals and rationales of different installation types.
- Benchmark a specific Dataverse installation against the defined archetypes for comparative analysis.
- Guide user research studies by applying the archetype framework to new software installations.
Strengths
- Archetypes are derived from a specific set of 67 unique software installations.
- Includes detailed descriptions of goals and rationale in accompanying .png or .pdf files.
- Authored by a named researcher (Jonathan Ji) from the Dataverse Project UX Research team.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Dataverse Project UX Research
- Collection Method
- Applied user persona creation process to installations of Dataverse software.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-27 00:23:48; freshness should be verified.