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Da a O ganiza ion
O ganize you da a wi h a clea olde s uc u e and consis en i le names.
This allows you and o he s o easily loca e, access and use you da a, o a oid
duplica ion, and o ensu e ha you da a can be backed up.
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Use a i le naming con en ion
Use consis en , meaning ul i le names. Include he ollowing elemen s:
• P ojec /e en o esea ch eam/depa men (abb e ia ion)
• Au ho (whole name o ini ials)
• Keywo d(s) desc ibing he con en o he i le
• Da e (YYYY-MM-DD) and/o e sion
No all cha ac e s a e allowed o olde and i le naming! Do no use spaces and/o special cha ac e s
in he i le name. Max. absolu e pa h leng h: 255 cha ac e s.
Use sui able i le o ma s
Ca e ul selec ion o i le o ma s is c ucial o ensu ing ha you i les emain accessible, in e ope able,
p ope ly a chi able, and can s ill be used
a e many yea s. Aspec s o a sui able i le o ma a e:
• No es ic i e licenses
• Readable by many so wa e p oduc s (a bes by open sou ce/code so wa e)
• No enc yp ion o digi al igh s managemen (DRM) – in case sha ing is allowed
• Es ablished in he esea ch communi y
• Openly accessible documen a ion
Use a olde s uc u e
• O ganize you da a logically in a hie a chical olde s uc u e.
• Sepa a e ac i e and comple ed wo k and dele e any empo a y i les a e use.
• Don’ make he olde s uc u e oo nes ed,
his can lead o long and complica ed i le pa hs.
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‘How- o’ ips o da a o ganiza ion:
1. Do as much o he da a o ganiza ion as possible du ing he p ojec .
Cleaning up a e a pe son has al eady le is usually di i cul .
2. Ha e egula da a cleaning days in you esea ch g oup (simila o lab
cleaning days), o example e e y 3 mon hs o once pe semes e .
3. Le o he g oup membe s look a you da a o ganiza ion o help you
imp o e e.g. you olde s uc u e, i le naming, o da a documen a ion.
4. Op imally, g oup leade s (PIs) en o ce da a clean up and se da a
o ganiza ion/dele ion deadlines.
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Add documen a ion and me ada a
Good documen a ion (e.g. in a eadme i le) acili a es he euse o da a – bo h o o he s and o you -
sel . An impo an elemen o documen a ion is me ada a. Me ada a a e s uc u ed and machine-
eadable in o ma ion abou a (da a) objec . Me ada a a e he e o e da a abou da a. Me ada a include,
o example, in o ma ion on i le, c ea o , da e, license, i le o ma and pe sis en iden i i e . I he e
is no domain-speci i c o ins i u ional s anda d o documen a ion, i is ecommended o de i ne an
in e nal p ojec s anda d.
