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Using this Knowledge Base

This topic provides a quick guide to how to navigate this PSDI Knowledge Base.

What is the Knowledge Base?​

This Knowledge Base is a centralised repository of information to help you to learn about PSDI and how to use the resources, to provide guidance material to help you gain insights independently, and to provide pointers to other learning materials and resources that might help you in your work. This information contained in the Knowledge Base will increase over time as we add information about other areas of relevance to different research roles and disciplines.

How is the Knowledge Base organised?​

The top level organisation is split into four areas:

You can expand each of these sections in the left-hand navigation to view sub-sections about particular subjects and to navigate to individual topics of interest within these sections.

Getting Started with PSDI​

This area of the Knowledge Base provides an introduction to what we provide and some pointers to resources that may be relevant to different job roles:

Guidance​

The Guidance section of the PSDI Knowledge Base offers information about best practices and methodologies relevant to working with data in research, and how to find and use the resources that PSDI has to offer. The topics within the Knowledge Base also provide links to useful related resources such services, tools, training, and guidance that are provided by other organisations.

We anticipate the range and volume of subjects in the Knowledge Base to increase over time with input from the community.

IT Support​

This section of the Knowledge Base contains topics to help users with any problems they encounter using PSDI services or tools, including:

  • Getting help with PSDI
  • How to contact us
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • PSDI Policies

These topics are updated as required based on need or feedback from the community.

Training​

This section of the Knowledge Base provides pointers to our various training materials, including our:

  • Self-paced learning resources
  • Tutorials
  • In-person training events
  • Recorded Webinars

The topics in this section are updated when new training resources become available to share. For example, we run Webinars regularly and once these become available to watch on YouTube, the details of the Webinar and the YouTube link are added to the list.

How do I suggest a change?​

If you spot a mistake or have a relevant resource to add to a topic, let us know by sending a message to our support team.

How do I contribute guidance or training to PSDI?​

If you have guidance or training materials you would like to share with the physical sciences community, we want to hear from you! Please contact us.

What to do next​

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If you would like to contribute content to the PSDI Knowledge Base or have feedback you would like to give on this guidance, please contact us.