{"id":4057,"date":"2026-02-17T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4057"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:15:33","slug":"data-bites-creating-readme-files-for-research-data-5","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/fr\/workshop\/data-bites-creating-readme-files-for-research-data-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Bites &#8211; Creating README Files for Research Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ubc-library-rc-logo-square.png\" alt=\"square logo with white text on dark blue: UBC (University of British Columbia); below, with white text on lighter blue: Library Research Commons\" class=\"wp-image-2274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ubc-library-rc-logo-square.png 300w, https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ubc-library-rc-logo-square-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__additional-field tribe-block__additional-field__dropdown\" >\n\t<h3>Event Language<\/h3>\n\tEnglish<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__additional-field tribe-block__additional-field__dropdown\" >\n\t<h3>Format <\/h3>\n\tvirtual\/virtuel<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-events-single-section tribe-events-section-category tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<dt class=\"tribe-events-event-categories-label\">Cat\u00e9gorie d\u2019\u00c9v\u00e8nement:<\/dt> <dd class=\"tribe-events-event-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccdhhn.ca\/workshops\/category\/1-4-hour-workshop\/\" rel=\"tag\">1-4 hour workshop<\/a><\/dd><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This hands-on workshop, delivered by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/researchcommons.library.ubc.ca\/the-team\/\">UBC Library Research Data Management team<\/a>, introduces the importance of README files in documenting research data for long-term access and reuse. 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