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=General information about the database=
 
=General information about the database=
Name of Database
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# What is the name of the database? (link to the home page)
What type (or types) of database is it?
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# What type (or types) of database is it?
What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?])
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## What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?])
What type of data source does it have?
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## What type of data source does it have?
primary versus secondary ("meta")
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##* primary versus secondary ("meta")
curated versus non-curated
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##* curated versus non-curated
electronic versus human curation
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##* electronic versus human curation
in-house staff versus community curation
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##* in-house staff versus community curation
What individual or organization maintains the database?
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# What individual or organization maintains the database?
public versus private
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#* public versus private
large national or multinational entity or small lab group
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#* large national or multinational entity or small lab group
What is their funding source(s)?
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# What is their funding source(s)?
Scientific quality of the database
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=Scientific quality of the database=
Does the content appear to completely cover its content domain?
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# Does the content appear to completely cover its content domain?
How many records does the database contain?
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#* How many records does the database contain?
What claims do the database owners make about coverage in the corresponding paper?
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#* What claims do the database owners make about coverage in the corresponding paper?
What species are covered in the database?
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# What species are covered in the database?  
Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer?
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# Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer?
Is the database content timely?
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# Is the database content timely?
Is there a need in the scientific community for such a database at this time?
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#* Is there a need in the scientific community for such a database at this time?
Is the content covered by other databases already?
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#* Is the content covered by other databases already?
When did the database first go online?
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#* When did the database first go online?
How often is the database updated?
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#* How often is the database updated?
When was the last update?
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#* When was the last update?
General utility of the database to the scientific community
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=General utility of the database to the scientific community=
Are there links to other databases? Which ones?
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# Are there links to other databases? Which ones?
Is it convenient to browse the data?
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# Is it convenient to browse the data?
Is it convenient to download the data?
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# Is it convenient to download the data?
In what file formats are the data provided?
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#* In what file formats are the data provided?
Are they standard or non-standard formats?
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#* Are they standard or non-standard formats?
Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database: can a naive user quickly navigate the website and gather useful information?
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# Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database: can a naive user quickly navigate the website and gather useful information?
Is the website well-organized?
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#* Is the website well-organized?
Does it have a help section or tutorial?
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#* Does it have a help section or tutorial?
Are the search options sensible?
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#* Are the search options sensible?
Run a sample query. Do the results make sense?
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#* Run a sample query. Do the results make sense?
Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database?
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# Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database?  
Summary judgment
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=Summary judgment=
Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it?
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# Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it?
Is this a professional or hobby database?
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# Is this a professional or hobby database?
Some Definitions[edit]
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Electronic curation occurs when someone writes a program to add information to a database record from another database.
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=Some Definitions=
Manual curation occurs when a human reviews the information being added to a record to validate it as true.
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In-house is when the human works for the database organization.
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* Electronic curation occurs when someone writes a program to add information to a database record from another database.
Community is when the database allows members of the scientific community that don't work for the database organization to add information to the record.
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* Manual curation occurs when a human reviews the information being added to a record to validate it as true.
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** In-house is when the human works for the database organization.
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** Community is when the database allows members of the scientific community that don't work for the database organization to add information to the record.

Revision as of 19:56, 4 October 2017

General information about the database

  1. What is the name of the database? (link to the home page)
  2. What type (or types) of database is it?
    1. What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?])
    2. What type of data source does it have?
      • primary versus secondary ("meta")
      • curated versus non-curated
      • electronic versus human curation
      • in-house staff versus community curation
  3. What individual or organization maintains the database?
    • public versus private
    • large national or multinational entity or small lab group
  4. What is their funding source(s)?

Scientific quality of the database

  1. Does the content appear to completely cover its content domain?
    • How many records does the database contain?
    • What claims do the database owners make about coverage in the corresponding paper?
  2. What species are covered in the database?
  3. Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer?
  4. Is the database content timely?
    • Is there a need in the scientific community for such a database at this time?
    • Is the content covered by other databases already?
    • When did the database first go online?
    • How often is the database updated?
    • When was the last update?

General utility of the database to the scientific community

  1. Are there links to other databases? Which ones?
  2. Is it convenient to browse the data?
  3. Is it convenient to download the data?
    • In what file formats are the data provided?
    • Are they standard or non-standard formats?
  4. Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database: can a naive user quickly navigate the website and gather useful information?
    • Is the website well-organized?
    • Does it have a help section or tutorial?
    • Are the search options sensible?
    • Run a sample query. Do the results make sense?
  5. Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database?

Summary judgment

  1. Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it?
  2. Is this a professional or hobby database?

Some Definitions

  • Electronic curation occurs when someone writes a program to add information to a database record from another database.
  • Manual curation occurs when a human reviews the information being added to a record to validate it as true.
    • In-house is when the human works for the database organization.
    • Community is when the database allows members of the scientific community that don't work for the database organization to add information to the record.