Making documents findable: Best practices

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Abstract

An overview of best practices for making documents findable, or discoverable. This document was compiled as handout for the Leiden Research Support Network 2026 conference workshop "Making data management, privacy, and ethics documents findable". The scope of this best practices guide are supporting documents which are meant to be shared widely, such as policy documents like data management protocols or regulations; guidance documents; templates such as Data Management Plan templates, DPIA templates, Informed Consent templates; standard operating procedures; health and safety documentation, and so on. The slides of the related workshop can be found here: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21792292.

Authors 4

1. Pascal Flohr Aachen

   Leiden University

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   Leiden University

2. Braam Hoffmann Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University

3. C. Richard Aachen

   Leiden University

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   Leiden University

4. Ellen Touwen Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University