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Reproducible Research Things: Glossary

Key Points

Documentation

  • Documentation is the idea of documenting your procedures for your experiment so that an outsider could understand how to reproduce it. This can include where your results and working data are saved.
Naming conventions

  • A File Naming Convention is a framework for naming your files in a way that describes what files contain and how they relate to other files.
Folder structure

  • Having a standard folder structure can keep your files neat and tidy and save you time looking for data. It can also help if you are sharing files with colleagues and having a standard place to put working data and documentation.
Automation

  • First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)
Versioning

  • A version control system allows users to keep track of changes in your Data or Process
Cloud Storage of your Data

  • First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)
Computer Security

  • First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)
Separating identifying variables from your data

  • First key point. Brief Answer to questions. (FIXME)
Identifiers

  • A DOI is a Digital Object Identifier

  • A PiD is a Persistent identifier

Glossary

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Resources MQ

Macquarie University Resources

Storage Options Used at MQ

Data type General Sensitive Highly Sensitive
Platform      
Macquarie OneDrive Yes*** Yes –
CloudStor Yes*** Yes –
Commercial Cloud (eg AWS, IBM) Yes Yes* Yes*
Peak Facility (NCI, Pawsey) Yes Yes* –
On-premise (Bespoke) if Institutionally approved Yes Yes* Yes*
Others by Institutional approval Yes Yes* Yes*

***Preferred *As long as security conditions applied as per below

Note: these are subject to change - watch for NEW Policy or Guidelines.

Security requirements General Sensitive Highly Sensitive
Automated backup Must Must Must
Backup to secondary storage location Should Must Must
Personal devices can be used if encrypted Should Must No
Encrypted MQ-issued devices and drives ONLY n/a n/a Must
Enteprise password manager Should Should Must
Two-factor authentication Should Must Must