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Order and Structure

Dr. Hendrik Gessner speaks in this video about Order and Structure in RDM.

Watch the video with Hendrik to learn more abot the layout and naming of files.

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TASK

Which of these examples follow a good naming convention?

  • Olga_170413_probe17k
  • Naturepaper karl britta james finished!
  • Vm4520132Schmidt.pdf
  • 647749157.pdf
  • 170413_sample17k_olga Naturepaper+karl+britta+james &nal
  • Olga170413sample17k Krst_765_spct_1203
  • Naturepaper+karl+britta+james finished! reworked
  • Cristal_765_spectr_20161203
  • Nature_karlbrittajames_endendversion
  • 28q8QGlHKwrRw.pdf
  • Conference_Digital_Science.pdf

After reading the worksheet you find in the download section please design a naming convention for your files and give some examples. Futhermore, design a structure for your storage in form of a directory tree.

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