Data challenges of biomedical researchers in the age of omics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-throughput technologies are rapidly generating large amounts of diverse omics data. Although this offers a great opportunity, it also poses great challenges as data analysis becomes more complex. The purpose of this study was to identify the main challenges researchers face in analyzing data, and how academic libraries can support them in this endeavor.

Methods

A multimodal needs assessment analysis combined an online survey sent to 860 Yale-affiliated researchers (176 responded) and 15 in-depth one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using NVivo 10 software according to the thematic analysis approach.

Results

The survey response rate was 20%. Most respondents (78%) identified lack of adequate data ana

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Milian R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6138043 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature