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Excelling with Spreadsheets

Storing data in tabular form is a common practice for managing information. Explore essential tips for organizing spreadsheets to ensure your data is easily accessible and usable by both people and machines.

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TAGS: Data Organization, File Organization, Tabular Data
DATE: 08-2024


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DLS-202407-QualDataSharing.pdf

Qualitative Data Sharing Essentials

Wondering what to share at the end of your qualitative data project? Effective sharing goes beyond archiving; it must preserve the contextual value of the data for future use. Here’s a checklist of critical data files and supporting documents, along with file organization tips and repository options. 

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TAGS: Data Repository, Data Sharing, File Organization, Qualitative Data
DATE: 07-2024


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dls-n8-2021-projectfolder-navy.pdf

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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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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TAGS: File Naming, File Organization, Project Organization, Naming Convention
DATE: 01-2021