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-**Research projects**, especially if they are similar to software projects, as is increasingly the case.
-**Research projects**, especially if they are similar to software projects, as is increasingly the case.
Alongside your programming code, you can manage your text, figures, and other necessary files.
Alongside your programming code, you can manage your text, figures, and other necessary files.
You can even store your data within the same GitLab project, but please read the [information about storage of research data](#storage-of-research-data) beforehand.
You can even store your data within the same GitLab project, but please read the [information about storage of research data](#storage-of-research-data) beforehand.
More detailed information on motivations and usage of versioning tools for scientific software is outlined in [Good enough practices in scientific computing by G. Wilseon et. al. (2017)](http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510).
More detailed information on motivations and usage of versioning tools for scientific software is outlined in [Good enough practices in scientific computing by G. Wilson et. al. (2017)](http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005510).
-**Documentation** about your equipment, laboratory, installation, or any other setup or procedure.
-**Documentation** about your equipment, laboratory, installation, or any other setup or procedure.
Text, images, or videos can be easily arranged using GitLab Markdown, so anyone interested in your documentation only needs a web browser to find the most recent version.
Text, images, or videos can be easily arranged using GitLab Markdown, so anyone interested in your documentation only needs a web browser to find the most recent version.
You can additionally manage issues or use a wiki to encourage others to keep the documentation up to date.
You can additionally manage issues or use a wiki to encourage others to keep the documentation up to date.