This training, "Supporting FAIR data: File formats" was offered as a 45-minute session during the first day of the DCC-PO FAIR course that took place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on January 16, 2023. The file formats training session was led by Maaike Verburg and Pascal Flohr from Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS-KNAW). The target audience was data stewards and other research supporters from Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. The target skill level of the audience was intermediate. The training was delivered in Dutch. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• (advice on how to) evaluate which file format is most suitable to use.
• distinguish between file formats for use and for long-term preservation.
• (advice on how to) choose if and how to convert proprietary formats into open formats.
• identify tools and guidance on file formats.

This entry contains:

• The slide deck used within the training (but with the lay-out adjusted to the DANS template), 20240125_DANS_FAIR_bestandsformaten_NL, in three different formats - PPTX, PDF/A, and ODP. These slides are in Dutch.
• An English translation of the slide deck, 20240125_DANS_FAIR_file_formats_EN, in three different formats - PPTX, PDF/A, and ODP, where the PDF is the reference file.

Reference files are indicated by "1-" preceding the title in the filename.