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=General information about the database= | =General information about the database= | ||
| − | + | # What is the name of the database? (link to the home page) | |
| − | What type (or types) of database is it? | + | # What type (or types) of database is it? |
| − | What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?]) | + | ## What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?]) |
| − | What type of data source does it have? | + | ## What type of data source does it have? |
| − | primary versus secondary ("meta") | + | ##* primary versus secondary ("meta") |
| − | curated versus non-curated | + | ##* curated versus non-curated |
| − | electronic versus human curation | + | ##* electronic versus human curation |
| − | in-house staff versus community curation | + | ##* in-house staff versus community curation |
| − | What individual or organization maintains the database? | + | # What individual or organization maintains the database? |
| − | public versus private | + | #* public versus private |
| − | large national or multinational entity or small lab group | + | #* large national or multinational entity or small lab group |
| − | What is their funding source(s)? | + | # What is their funding source(s)? |
| − | Scientific quality of the database | + | =Scientific quality of the database= |
| − | Does the content appear to completely cover its content domain? | + | # Does the content appear to completely cover its content domain? |
| − | How many records does the database contain? | + | #* How many records does the database contain? |
| − | What claims do the database owners make about coverage in the corresponding paper? | + | #* What claims do the database owners make about coverage in the corresponding paper? |
| − | What species are covered in the database? | + | # What species are covered in the database? |
| − | Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer? | + | # Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer? |
| − | Is the database content timely? | + | # Is the database content timely? |
| − | Is there a need in the scientific community for such a database at this time? | + | #* Is there a need in the scientific community for such a database at this time? |
| − | Is the content covered by other databases already? | + | #* Is the content covered by other databases already? |
| − | When did the database first go online? | + | #* When did the database first go online? |
| − | How often is the database updated? | + | #* How often is the database updated? |
| − | When was the last update? | + | #* When was the last update? |
| − | General utility of the database to the scientific community | + | =General utility of the database to the scientific community= |
| − | Are there links to other databases? Which ones? | + | # Are there links to other databases? Which ones? |
| − | Is it convenient to browse the data? | + | # Is it convenient to browse the data? |
| − | Is it convenient to download the data? | + | # Is it convenient to download the data? |
| − | In what file formats are the data provided? | + | #* In what file formats are the data provided? |
| − | Are they standard or non-standard formats? | + | #* 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? | + | # Evaluate the “user-friendliness” of the database: can a naive user quickly navigate the website and gather useful information? |
| − | Is the website well-organized? | + | #* Is the website well-organized? |
| − | Does it have a help section or tutorial? | + | #* Does it have a help section or tutorial? |
| − | Are the search options sensible? | + | #* Are the search options sensible? |
| − | Run a sample query. Do the results make sense? | + | #* Run a sample query. Do the results make sense? |
| − | Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database? | + | # Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database? |
| − | Summary judgment | + | =Summary judgment= |
| − | Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it? | + | # Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it? |
| − | Is this a professional or hobby database? | + | # 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. | + | =Some Definitions= |
| − | 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. | + | * 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. | + | * 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. | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 4 October 2017
Contents
General information about the database
- What is the name of the database? (link to the home page)
- What type (or types) of database is it?
- What biological information (type of data) does it contain? (sequence, structure, model organism, or specialty [what?])
- 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
- What individual or organization maintains the database?
- public versus private
- large national or multinational entity or small lab group
- What is their funding source(s)?
Scientific quality of the database
- 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?
- What species are covered in the database?
- Is the database content useful? I.e., what biological questions can it be used to answer?
- 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
- Are there links to other databases? Which ones?
- Is it convenient to browse the data?
- Is it convenient to download the data?
- In what file formats are the data provided?
- 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?
- 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?
- Access: Is there a license agreement or any restrictions on access to the database?
Summary judgment
- Would you direct a colleague unfamiliar with the field to use it?
- 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.
