The NYU Data Catalog: a modular, flexible infrastructure for data discovery

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 4 authors, 4 centres

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Since its 2015 launch, the catalog has grown to 433 records with 179 contributing faculty and staff across multiple departments and schools.

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The catalog was developed in response to faculty requests for help locating large datasets for reuse and has been maintained with quarterly and annual evaluations of user interactions. Since its 2015 launch, the catalog has grown to 433 records, of which 327 (75.5%) describe data collected by NYU researchers, with 179 medical center faculty and staff directly contributing as local experts or corresponding authors. Faculty feedback prompted changes to record displays, metadata fields, and communication workflows. The catalog's modular, open-source design is intended to support deployment at other institutions.

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PMC10531119

The NYU Data Catalog: a modular, flexible infrastructure for data discovery

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

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Abstract Objective Researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine contacted the Health Sciences Library for help with locating large datasets for reuse. In response, the library developed and maintained the NYU Data Catalog, a public-facing data catalog that has supported not only faculty acquisition of data but also the dissemination of the products of their research in various ways. Materials and Methods The current NYU Data Catalog is built upon the Symfony framework with a tailored metadata schema reflecting the scope of faculty research areas. The project team curates new resources, including datasets and supporting software code, and conducts quarterly and annual evaluations to assess user interactions with the NYU Data Catalog and opportunities for growth. Results Since its launch in 2015, the NYU Data Catalog underwent a number of changes prompted by an increase in the disciplines represented by faculty contributors. The catalog has also utilized faculty feedback to enhance support of data reuse and researcher collaboration through alterations to its schema, layout, and visibility of records. Discussion These findings demonstrate the flexibility of data catalogs as a platform for enabling the discovery of disparate sources of data. While not a repository, the NYU Data Catalog is well-positioned to support mandates for data sharing from study sponsors and publishers. Conclusion The NYU Data Catalog makes the most of the data that researchers share and can be harnessed as a modular and adaptable platform to promote data sharing as a cultural practice. Keywords: data management, data discovery, data sharing, medical informatics, information storage and retrieval

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Michelle Yee, Alisa Surkis, Ian Lamb et al.. The NYU Data Catalog: a modular, flexible infrastructure for data discovery. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad125

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Michelle Yee, Alisa Surkis, Ian Lamb, Nicole Contaxis

1 Health Sciences Library, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
2 Health Sciences Library, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
3 Health Sciences Library, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
4 Health Sciences Library, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

Michelle Yee, Alisa Surkis, Ian Lamb et al.. The NYU Data Catalog: a modular, flexible infrastructure for data discovery. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocad125