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Research Data Documentation Methods

Abstract

This handout summarizes a range of documentation methods for research data, including: laboratory notebook, e-lab notebook, README.txt, template, data dictionary, codebook, metadata schema, standard, and taxonomy. The handout describes when to apply each documentation type and what information the method covers. Thank you to Megan O'Donnell (ORCID: 0000-0002-4632-6642) for her valuable feedback.

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