How often do your files evolve? For example, many researchers develop their protocols, paper drafts, code, slide decks, and analyses over time, going through many different versions of a file before settling on a final one (or even never finalizing … Continue reading →
Category: digitalFiles
Dating Your Data (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Standard)
I’m going to come right out an admit something terribly nerdy: I have a favorite standard. It’s ISO 8601. My having a favorite standard probably doesn’t surprise you, as I am a person who writes a blog on data management … Continue reading →
README.txt
I mentioned README.txt files in my previous post and I wanted to expand on this concept because README’s are one of my favorite data management tools. The reason is that many of us keep notes separate from our digital data … Continue reading →