Table 4 Components of the EDCTP Knowledge Hub Data Sharing Toolkit

Data management basics—explanations covering different aspects of working with data: from a list of free version control tools to explanation of metadata and real-life examples of data problems encountered by data managers handling clinical data.

Data sharing steps—a step-by-step guide on how to organise and document data, the copyright, consent and permissions issues a user might need to navigate and how to deposit data with practical examples. This section also includes a section on data ownership and reuse, to address the limited skills and resources in this area.

Repository finder—an online decision tree tool to help users select an appropriate repository for their health research data.

Resources—an extensive collection of nearly 200 resources linked to data sharing which can be searched and filtered depending on their type.