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Queen's Dataverse Collection Data Deposit Guidelines

Provide Documentation

Include documentation to support correct interpretation and reuse of your dataset.

For research data to be read and interpreted correctly, it requires sufficient documentation. All datasets deposited in the Queen's Dataverse Collection must include documentation (i.e., a README file) that includes the following information:

  •     Details about how and when the dataset was created
  •     Description of the files contained in the dataset
  •     Information about what is and is not included in your dataset
  •     Limitations or licenses on data sharing and reuse  

README files should :

  •     Be saved as a Unicode UTF-8 plain text file (.txt) or as a PDF/A file.
  •     Use forced numbering in the filename (e.g., 00_ReadMe.txt) to make it appear at the top of the file list.