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# Welcome {.unnumbered #sec-welcome}

Welcome to [*REDCap Manual for OU: Training Material for REDCap Users*](https://OuhscBbmc.github.io/redcap-manual-v1/).
This collection of documents will help you learn how to use REDCap for research and operations.

Just as the REDCap software expands to meet the needs of more people, this book will grow to accommodate help more types of users learn these tools more efficiently.
As you read the following chapters and sections,
we hope you feel comfortable editing existing material or adding new lessons,
in order to improve the quality of all our work.

Sincerely,

_The Editorial Committee_

## How to Contribute {#sec-welcome-contribute}

We welcome suggestions, edits, and larger contributions to this guide.
This book is typeset in Markdown, rendered with [Quarto](https://quarto.org/), and hosted on GitHub.
For errors or requests, please submit an [Issue](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/about-issues)
to the book's [issue tracker](https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/redcap-manual-v1/issues).
To make larger or direct contributions, please make a [pull request](https://github.com/OuhscBbmc/redcap-manual-v1/pulls) using the standard [GitHub workflow](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/contributing-to-projects).

If you would like to contribute but are unfamiliar with any of these technologies, please feel free to email <to be created: redcap@ouhsc.edu> with comments and suggestions for changes.
If you would like to discuss the content or receive further help, see the [Help and Support Chapter](begin/support.md).

## How to Cite this Work {#sec-welcome-cite}

Beasley WH, Wilson T (Eds.) (2024).
_REDCap Manual for OU: Training Material for REDCap users_.
DOI: [10.5281/zenodo.14003228](https://zenodo.org/record/14003228)

Editorial Committee:

* [William H. Beasley](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5613-5006): October 2024 - present
* [Thomas Wilson](https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1239-1348): October 2024 - present

## Licensing {#sec-welcome-licensing}

This book is licensed under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/).
Individual chapters are as well, unless otherwise noted.

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