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==General Utility== | ==General Utility== | ||
| + | #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? | ||
| + | #**What type of files, indicated by the file extension (e.g., .txt, .xml., etc.)? | ||
| + | #**Are they standard or non-standard formats? (i.e., are they following an approved standard for that type of data)? | ||
| + | #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 Judgement== | ==Summary Judgement== | ||
Revision as of 13:51, 28 September 2019
Contents
General Info
- 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? if curated, is it electronic versus human curation? if human curation, is it 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)?
Science Quality
- 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? (If it is a very long list, summarize.)
- 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?
- How current is the database?
- When did the database first go online?
- How often is the database updated?
- When was the last update?
General Utility
- 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?
- What type of files, indicated by the file extension (e.g., .txt, .xml., etc.)?
- Are they standard or non-standard formats? (i.e., are they following an approved standard for that type of data)?
- In what file formats are the data provided?
- 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?
