Data Services

Best Data Handling Practices

Good data management begins by understanding some important components including:

• File management.
   
• Selecting  good file formats.
   
• Good data versioning.
   
• Good Metadata practices.
   
• Identifying tools that can help with file management.
   
• How to work with sensitive data. 

In this section of the guide you can learn more about some of the best practices identified by Stanford, Cornell and McGill University Data Services pertaining to data management.

There are also best practices from around the globe.  The latter are broader in scope and include handling data as part of them.

Additional Reading:

Wilson G, Bryan J, Cranston K, Kitzes J, Nederbragt L, Teal TK (2017) Good enough practices in scientific computing. PLoS Comput Biol 13(6): e1005510. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510