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@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ To add information, create a appropriately named md file in the pages folder. If
 You can also just add random snippets of information, the proper naming and ordering (and further integration of external resources like notebooks, links etc.) will be done in the editing.
 
 You do not have to clone the repository - just use the web editor for adding content!
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+### Adding a notebook
+please save your notebook to the /notebooks folder - this folder can be downloaded by users as example suite to use the open data "out of the box".