Credits and Licence#
You can refer to this book as:
Markanastasakis, C. from Delft University of Technology (2025). Creating Metadata for Research: A Guide for Researchers Using the 4TU.ResearchData Repository. https://oit.tudelft.nl/FAIR4TU_Submission_Help/main/intro.html
Source files at: GitHub repository
You can refer to individual chapters or pages within this book as:
“Title of Chapter or Page”. In Markanastasakis, C. from Delft University of Technology (2025), Creating Metadata for Research: A Guide for Researchers Using the 4TU.ResearchData Repository. <https://oit.tudelft.nl/FAIR4TU_Submission_Help/main/
Source files at: GitHub repository
We anticipate that the content of this book will change significantly over time. Therefore, we recommend using the source code directly with the citation above that refers to the GitHub repository and lists the date and name of the file. Although content will be added over time, chapter titles and URLs in this book are expected to remain relatively static. However, we make no guarantee, so if it is important for you to reference a specific location/commit within the book.
How the Book is Made#
This book was created using open source tools. It is a Jupyter Book written in Markdown and Jupyter Notebooks. Additional tooling from the TeachBooks initiative is used to enhance the editing and reading experience.
All source files are stored in a public GitHub repository. The website can be viewed at https://oit.tudelft.nl/FAIR4TU_Submission_Help/main/intro.html.
Contact the authors for additional information.
Licence#
This manual is licensed under CC BY 4.0, allowing you to share and adapt the material as long as the source is credited.
External resources that are reused or adapted in this manual are listed below.
External resources#
Reused Content and Attribution#
This Jupyter Book draws extensively on the public documentation, submission guidance, and support materials provided by 4TU.ResearchData. The content has been restructured, rewritten, and supplemented to serve as a pedagogical resource supporting researcher learning and training.
Unless otherwise indicated, the core concepts, definitions, and examples are adapted from 4TU.ResearchData’s official guidance, including website content and downloadable materials. This reformulation was carried out with permission and in collaboration with the 4TU.ResearchData team.
Original content © 4TU.ResearchData. Adapted content is used with permission and in alignment with the aims of the project.
Some media content has been reused directly from 4TU.ResearchData documentation and are credited accordingly on individual pages.
This book is published under a CC BY 4.0 License, except where otherwise noted.
Additional Tips#
If the PDFs or web content have a visible license (e.g. CC BY), include that.
If you received explicit permission to reuse internal materials, you can note that with:
Used with permission from 4TU.ResearchData.
About the Editor#
Christina Markanastasakis
Christina worked as Project Lead and Learning Designer for this resource, developed as part of a special project at 4TU.ResearchData, hosted by the TU Delft Library. Her role involved structuring, writing, and adapting content to support researchers in understanding and applying good metadata practices aligned with the FAIR principles.
She has a background in higher education, digital learning, and research support, and is passionate about making complex information more accessible and useful to academic communities.
Acknowledgements#
A special thanks to Aleksandra Wilczynska for her significant contributions, including drafting sections on uploading software and assisting with the creation of the screencasts. Her support was crucial to completing these components.
A warm thank you to the TeachBooks team, whose technical support and encouragement were instrumental in making this resource possible.
This learning resource was developed with the assistance of Perplexity AI (2024) and ChatGPT (OpenAI, 2024–2025). The AI-generated content was used as guidance, and all final material was reviewed and curated by the author in consultation with the technical team of 4TU.ResearchData.