This page (https://www.ohio.edu/oit/security/storing-data-type) is intended to guide those decisions based on common data types and available centrally managed IT services. It is not intended to be a complete or comprehensive catalog of IT services available at Ohio University. Should you have any questions about appropriate storage or sharing solutions please consult with the Information Security Office.
Reference our Storing Data by Type Table to see which service can store specific data types.
Don’t rely on nesting in folder --- 2016/fall/project/data/script.R
Be descriptive
Use numerical dates -- YYYYMMDD rather than Aug15
Use consistent structure that falls into useful order (for sorting) and decide if shared terminology is necessary. List versions alphanumerically
Attributable: signed, dated, any changes attributed
Legible: can be easily read and understood
Contemporaneous: data recorded immediately as generated
Original: original data, or if not original, location of the original source is included and accuracy confirmed
Accurate: clean, objective recording including all contextual and explanatory information
For this... |
Use this... |
Not this... |
Text |
.pdf, .txt, .html |
.docx |
Images |
.tiff |
.psb |
Tabular Data |
.csv |
.xlsx |
Video/Media |
.mp4 |
.wmv, .arf, .mov |
Consider a data repository for long-term preservation of your data and think about your data security needs and requirements.