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1 | 1 | Dataverse® |
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4 | | -Dataverse is an open source web application for sharing, citing, analyzing, and preserving research data (developed by the [Data Science and Products team](http://www.iq.harvard.edu/people/people/data-science-products) at the [Institute for Quantitative Social Science](http://iq.harvard.edu/)). |
| 4 | +Dataverse is an [open source][] web application for sharing, citing, analyzing, and preserving research data (developed by the [Data Science and Products team](http://www.iq.harvard.edu/people/people/data-science-products) at the [Institute for Quantitative Social Science](http://iq.harvard.edu/) and the [Dataverse community][]). |
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6 | | -Institutions and organizations can choose to install the Dataverse software for their own use. |
7 | | -In this case, the institution will be responsible for maintaining the application; installing upgrades, |
8 | | -setting up backups and data replication as needed. Dataverse 4.0 is now released and used by the Harvard Dataverse: [dataverse.harvard.edu](http://dataverse.harvard.edu/). If you'd like to first test it, you can use our demo site: [demo.dataverse.org](http://demo.dataverse.org). |
| 6 | +[dataverse.org][] is our home on the web and shows a map of Dataverse installations around the world, a list of [features][], [integrations][] that have been made possible through [REST APIs][], our development [roadmap][], and more. |
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10 | | -For more general information about Dataverse please visit [dataverse.org](http://dataverse.org). |
| 8 | +We maintain a demo site at [demo.dataverse.org][] which you are welcome to use for testing and evaluating Dataverse. |
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12 | | -The Dataverse code is *open-source* and *free*. |
| 10 | +To install Dataverse, please see our [Installation Guide][] which will prompt you to download our [latest release][]. |
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14 | | -Dataverse releases are available for download from https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/releases and installation instructions can be found in the [Installation Guide](http://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/). |
| 12 | +To discuss Dataverse with the community, please join our [mailing list][], participate in a [community call][], chat with us at [chat.dataverse.org][], or attend our annual [Dataverse Community Meeting][]. |
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| 14 | +We love contributors! Please see our [Contributing Guide][] for ways you can help. |
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16 | 16 | Dataverse is a trademark of President and Fellows of Harvard College and is registered in the United States. |
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18 | 18 | [](http://dataverse.org) |
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20 | | -[](https://travis-ci.org/IQSS/dataverse) [](https://coveralls.io/github/IQSS/dataverse?branch=master) |
| 20 | +[](https://travis-ci.org/IQSS/dataverse) [](https://coveralls.io/github/IQSS/dataverse?branch=develop) |
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| 22 | +[dataverse.org]: https://dataverse.org |
| 23 | +[demo.dataverse.org]: https://demo.dataverse.org |
| 24 | +[Dataverse community]: https://dataverse.org/developers |
| 25 | +[Installation Guide]: http://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/installation/index.html |
| 26 | +[latest release]: https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/releases |
| 27 | +[features]: https://dataverse.org/software-features |
| 28 | +[roadmap]: https://dataverse.org/goals-roadmap-and-releases |
| 29 | +[integrations]: https://dataverse.org/integrations |
| 30 | +[REST APIs]: http://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/api/index.html |
| 31 | +[Contributing Guide]: CONTRIBUTING.md |
| 32 | +[mailing list]: https://groups.google.com/group/dataverse-community |
| 33 | +[community call]: https://dataverse.org/community-calls |
| 34 | +[chat.dataverse.org]: http://chat.dataverse.org |
| 35 | +[Dataverse Community Meeting]: https://dataverse.org/events |
| 36 | +[open source]: LICENSE.md |
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