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What should you keep in your project folder?

To ease data management and make your research more shareable and reproducible, we suggest you organize your project folder following this basic structure.

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TAGS: Project Organization, Data Management, Data Documentation, File Organization
DATE: 08-2021


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Why do open formats matter?

Data management policies must conform to standards that manage the risk of file format obsolescence or degradation.

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DATE: 07-2021


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How can research data be reused?

Pre-existing publicly available data can be reused multiple times by their creators and collectors or by other parties not involved in the original study.

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TAGS: Reusability, Data Reuse, Methods
DATE: 06-2021


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How to choose a Data Repository?

In this issue we describe the repository types, where you can find them and things you should consider when choosing a DR either to deposit or to find data for reuse.

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TAGS: Data Repository, Data Archiving, Data Publishing
DATE: 05-2021


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Be FAIR to your data!

The FAIR principles aim to promote the creation, sharing and reuse of quality, valuable, and responsible data.

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DATE: 04-2021


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README, please!

How to organize your README.

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TAGS: Data Documentation, README, Metadata
DATE: 03-2021


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UC Love Data Week

Join us on a week-long of presentations, demos, and workshops focused on data access, management, security, sharing, and preservation.

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TAGS: Love Data Week, Events, Data Management
DATE: 02-2021


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The Dos and Don'ts of File Naming

Adopting good practices for file naming prevents accidental overwrites or deletions, makes it easier to locate and access data, and prevents confusion if multiple people are working on shared files and folders.

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DATE: 01-2021


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Data Deli (RDS Menu)

Data is served! Check out the menu of topics and skills we can "feed" you via consultations, presentations and workshops.

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TAGS: Data Services, Data Management
DATE: 05-2020


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Persistent Identifiers Explained

Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) are unique and permanent digital references that make it possible to find, access, reuse, and cite digital information objects of any type on the web.

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TAGS: Persistent Identifiers, DOI, Permanent Links, ARK, Handle
DATE: 03-2020