Buttigieg, Pier Luigi and Cristiano, Luigia and Curdt, Constanze and Ihsan, Ahmad Z. and Jejkal, Thomas and Koch, Christian and Mannix, Oonagh and Mohr, Daniel P. and Pirogov, Anton and Stucky, Karl-Uwe (2022) Guidance on Versioning of Digital Assets. Other. doi: 10.3289/HMC_publ_04.
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Abstract
Versioning of data and metadata is a crucial - but often overlooked - topic in scientific work. Using the wrong version of a (meta)data set can lead to drastically difference outcomes in interpretation, and lead to substantial, propagating downstream errors. At the same time, past versions of (meta)data sets are valuable records of the research process which should be preserved for transparency and complete reproducibility. Further, the final version of (meta)data sets may actually include errors that previous versions did not. Thus, careful version control is the foundation for trust in and broad reusability of research and operational (meta)data. This document provides an introduction to the principles of versioning, technical recommendations on how to manage version histories, and discusses some pitfalls and possible solutions. In the first part of this document, we present examples of change processes that require proper management and introduce popular versioning schemes. Finally, the document presents recommended practices for researchers as well as for infrastructure developers.
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Document Type: | Monograph (Other) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Guidance on Versioning of Digital Assets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.3289/HMC_publ_04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | ARRAY(0x564dadc740e0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series Name: | HMC Paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Versioning, Digital Asset, Reproducibility, Version Control | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Mohr, Dr. Daniel P. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 02 Mar 2023 08:42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2023 08:42 |
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