From Planning Stage Towards FAIR Data: A Practical Metadatasheet For Biomedical Scientists.

ABSTRACT: Datasets consist of measurement data and metadata. Metadata provides context, essential for understanding and (re-)using data. Various metadata standards exist for different methods, systems and contexts. However, relevant information resides at differing stages across the data-lifecycle. Often, this information is defined and standardized only at publication stage, which can lead to data loss and workload increase. In this study, we developed Metadatasheet, a metadata standard based on interviews with members of two biomedical consortia and systematic screening of data repositories. It aligns with the data-lifecycle allowing synchronous metadata recording within Microsoft Excel, a widespread data recording software. Additionally, we provide an implementation, the Metadata Workbook, that o

SUBMITTER: Seep L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11111677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature