We are pleased to announce that the Borealis Steering Committee has appointed the Dataverse North Expert Group, part of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s RDM Network of Experts, to a new advisory role to support national governance of the Borealis service. As part of this transition, the group's name will be changed to the Borealis Expert Group.
Originally established in 2017, Dataverse North (DVN) has helped foster a community of research data management (RDM) experts from across Canadian institutions and libraries who support Dataverse repository services. This new advisory role marks an important evolution, recognizing the group’s deep expertise and collaborative leadership in helping to establish Borealis as a national repository service.
The Borealis Expert Group will provide advice based on community-informed perspectives, helping to guide the repository’s development as it responds to the evolving needs of Canadian researchers. Learn more about the members and goals of the Borealis Expert Group.
We extend our sincere thanks to all members of the Borealis Expert Group (previously DVN) for their continued dedication. Their contributions have laid the foundation for this next phase of national collaboration, and we look forward to supporting the Borealis Expert Group as it takes on this new role over the coming year.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@borealisdata.ca.
About Borealis
Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository, is part of Canada’s bilingual, shared research data repository infrastructure, enabling researchers to deposit, share, and preserve data with local curation support. Borealis is provided by the University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) in partnership with academic library consortia (OCUL, COPPUL, PBUQ, CAAL), research institutions, and the Digital Research Alliance of Canada.
Borealis Steering Committee
Established in 2024, the Borealis Steering Committee is the national steering group that oversees the governance of Borealis. The group meets regularly to guide strategic direction, service models, infrastructure planning, and financial sustainability.