Jeanne Wilb and
Lo e you Da a!
2025-09-12
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KICKSTARTING DATA ORGANIZATION
WITH A DEDICATED FOLDER TEMPLATE
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ORIENTATION
1. Tiny RDM Re esh
2. Sho Reminde s o P ojec s a s
3.Kicks a : Folde S uc u e
RDM — Resea ch Da a Managemen
Bonus
Links
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RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT?
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RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT
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"Resea ch da a managemen (RDM)
[has] he common goal o making he da a
‣accessible,
‣ eusable and
‣ e i iable
in he long e m and independen o
pa icula people."
o schungsda en.in o
FAIR
Wilkinson e al. (2016),
DOI: 10.1038/sda a.2016.18
Findable,
Accessible,
In e ope able,
Reusable
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COMMON SITUATION?
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Da a Sha ing and Managemen SNAFU in 3 Sho Ac s by NYU Heal h Sciences Lib a y
(h ps://doi.o g/10.6084/m9. igsha e.8061722. 1)
(How) Can I use
you da a?
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Jeanne Wilb and — Da a S ewa d — jeanne.wilb and @leibniz- li.de
RDM GOALS & BENEFITS
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Da a should be…
… unde s andable!
‣Tidy con en
‣Documen ed and
desc ibed
‣O ganized iles
Bes P ac ices help…
… o wo k sma e !
‣Find you iles as
‣Ease collabo a ion
‣Ma ch jou nal /
eposi o y guidelines
Suppo ed by Bes P ac ices Implemen ed in ools
Slides: RDM Tools
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3 SHORT STARTER REMINDERS
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1. CREATE TIDY CONTENT
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h ps://openscapes.o g/blog/2020-10-12- idy-da a/
Tidy Da a in Sp eadshee s
✓Rec angula & a omic
‣One column o one a iable
‣One ow o one obse a ion
‣One cell pe alue
✓Ha moniously coded
(e.g., da es, abb e ia ions, decimals,
missing da a)
✓Ready o analysis and expo
Da a Dic iona y
✓Explains column
names and
allowed con en
10 Simple Rules o
Digi al Da a S o age
How o make a
Da a Dic iona y
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METADATA READMES (M_…)
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Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
README Templa e
‣12 M_READMEs
‣Ready o ill
‣Some wi h
examples
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INSIDE 01_DOCUMENTS
Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
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≈
INSIDE 02_PROJECTS
Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
‣6 zipped olde s
‣Quickly euse
s anda d s uc u e
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=
=
INSIDE 03_PRESENTATIONS
Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
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≈
INSIDE 04_PUBLICATIONS
Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
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INSIDE 05_THESIS
Deme dash, Dockho n & Wilb and (in e .)
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WHY THIS TEMPLATE?
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Helps o
‣S a om some hing
‣So and ind all kinds o iles
‣P oduce publica ion- eady,
FAIR enough da a
‣Iden i y ele an esou ces
Encou age o
‣Mix & ma ch: Adap o you needs
‣Use as inspi a ion
‣Adop habi s ha sui you wo k
‣Talk wi h you pee s
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A SMALL SURVEY
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You s a us, p oblems, and imp ession o
he olde s uc u e empla e?
‣Please ollow he QR-code:
h ps://cloud.leibniz- li.de/apps/ o ms/
s/Q7dQob5Cm3mTE6pLKZe32j6b
Responses a e anonymous
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OUTRO
Documen !
Documen !
Documen !
And a cookie!
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RDM IS HELPFUL
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Documen a ion
Con en ions
and S anda ds
Labelling
File
o ganiza ion
Me ada a
Backups
RDM Bene i s hand-o e and
publica ion!
Easie when planned!
Conside :
‣Wha would you like o see?
‣S a ea ly
‣P oduce FAIR enough da a
