About these guides

Last reviewed

June 12, 2025

Purpose and benefits

The DCC Guides are a curated, well-maintained online resource tailored for research support staff and researchers at TU Delft. They provide guidance on data management, research software development, and computing practices. By incorporating best practices from both internal and external sources, the guides will offer a centralized, comprehensive collection of solutions and resources specific to the TU Delft research environment.

The DCC Guides support research support staff by:

  • Enabling the collection, curation, and sharing of developed solutions and relevant resources.
  • Promoting a consistent, unified approach to delivering research support.

The DCC Guides support researchers by:

  • Helping them understand the key challenges and requirements of digital research.
  • Guiding researchers towards compliance with TU Delft policies on data management and research software.
  • Providing standalone documentation for resolving digital research challenges independently.

Audience

The DCC Guides are primarily designed for the DCC and TU Delft research support staff, with researchers as a secondary audience. Usability for support processes is a core focus. Success is assessed through increased user engagement (measured by feedback and site analytics) and improved support outcomes (evaluated internally).

1. DCC team members

As the main contributors and maintainers, the DCC team is the primary audience. A key goal is to document and preserve developed solutions for reuse, avoiding redundant effort. The team is responsible for regularly updating the guides, integrating user feedback, and ensuring content quality.

2. TU Delft research support staff

This group includes Faculty Data Stewards, ICT Innovation, and the Library’s Research and Data Services team. These staff members can use the guides as a trusted resource to support researchers more effectively and stay up to date with best practices.

3. TU Delft researchers

Researchers can benefit from easy access to current, reliable information to support their research workflows. The guides are not intended as a complete training pathway and will link to trustworthy external resources where appropriate.