When uploading files to DR-NTU (Data), do I need to name the files in a specific way?
Source: https://libfaq.ntu.edu.sg/faq/266701 Parent: https://libguides.ntu.edu.sg/drntudataguidespolicies/depositor
Good file names provide useful cues to the content, status and version of a file. Good file names helps in classifying and sorting files.
Best practice is to:
- Use meaningful but brief names
- Use names to classify types of files
- Avoid spaces, dots and special charaters (& or ! or ?)
- Use underscores (_), hyphens (-) or initial caps (InitialCaps)
- Include versioning within names where appropriate
- Avoid very long file names
- Recommended format for dates: YYYYMMDD
Some examples are:
- [Project]-[Data type]-[Date in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss]_[Version number]
- [Figure/Table number]-[Description]_[Version number]
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