From a0da89221c3c9d90a51cc857fbd0fab727961ecc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nikki Parks <60778202+nap84@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:46:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] modify point on git for versioning --- docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx b/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx index 043c340e..be1438ed 100644 --- a/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx +++ b/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Stash snapshots or simply track changes and allow to find something that existed #### Possible Solutions - Low number of requirements: manage manually e.g. by keeping a log where the changes for each respective file is documented, version by version. -- For automatic management of versioning, conflict resolution and back-tracing capabilities, use a proper version control software such as [Git](https://git-scm.com/), hosted by e.g. [GitHub](https://github.com/) or your home institution. Very strong with uncompressed, readable and comparable files such as text files or csv. +- For automatic management of versioning, conflict resolution and back-tracing capabilities, use a proper version control software such as [Git](https://git-scm.com/), which can be installed for free locally, while hosted solutions e.g. [GitHub](https://github.com/) or your home institution faciliate collaboration. Highly recommended for uncompressed, readable, and comparable files such as text files or csv. - Use a Cloud Storage service (see [Data Storage and Archiving](/docs/data_storage)) that provides automatic file versioning. Very strong on spreadsheets, text files and slides. ## Files: types of metadata From 10d908e20ec74cf3b6b46840a9db99c6e6dc14b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nikki Parks <60778202+nap84@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:47:06 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] add: johnny decimal to folder structure --- docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx b/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx index be1438ed..0e1a907e 100644 --- a/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx +++ b/docs/30_data/30_data_organisation.mdx @@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ Folders should: The top folder should have a README.txt file describing the folder structure and what files are contained within the folders. This file should also contain explanation of the file naming convention. +If you need help getting started with a structure for your projects, methods such as [Jonny Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/) can help. + #### An example by [RDMKit](https://rdmkit.elixir-europe.org/data_organisation.html#what-is-the-best-way-to-name-a-file): project/