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README file  

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  • A guide that is usually in plain text format aimed at helping researchers understand a dataset or a piece of software along with its content, origins, licence and how to use it, in order to maximise its stability and long-term preservation. These files are usually called README, readme.txt or read-me.md. (Adapted from Brigham. "Creating a README for your dataset (Quick Guide)" (2020). Available at https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4058971 (Accessed on 16 July 2024))

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