Suggested metadata standards from 'Draft NIH Data Management and Sharing'

[carsonicator]

The Draft NIH Data Management and Sharing doc places a lot of emphasis on data management plans and standards they would like to see. In the Supplemental DRAFT Guidance: Elements of a NIH Data Management and Sharing Plan (Plan), they write:

• Use of existing, widely adopted standards for scientific data and associated metadata. Some examples include:

  • Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium
  • Minimum Information About a Microarray Experiment
  • Minimum Information about a high-throughput SEQuencing Experiment
  • Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Interoperability Standards Advisory

• Use of common data elements (CDEs) to facilitate broader and more effective use of scientific data and to advance research across studies. For assistance in identifying NIH-supported CDEs, the NIH has established a Common Data Element (CDE) Resource Portal.

I know we've talked before about DMP support, but adding this issue so we can consider these standards.