Assessing value of biomedical digital repositories
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- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Digital Libraries, World Wide Web and Web Science
- Keywords
- citation, data citation, biomedical data repositories, scientific metrics, science policy
- Copyright
- © 2017 Hsu et al.
- Licence
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ Preprints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2017. Assessing value of biomedical digital repositories. PeerJ Preprints 5:e2688v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.2688v1
Abstract
Digital repositories bring direct impacts and influence to the research community and society but at the moment it is challenging to objectively measure their value. We distinguished the difference between impacts and influence and discussed measures and mentions as the basis of a quality metric of a digital repository. It is challenging to define a single perfect metric that covers all quality aspects. We argue that these challenges may potentially be overcome through the introduction of standard resource identification and data citation practices. We briefly summarized our research and experience in the Neuroscience Information Framework, the BD2K BioCaddie project on data citation, and the Resource Identification Initiative. We outline our accomplishments and challenges ahead. Full implementation of these standards will depend on cooperation from all stakeholders --- digital repositories, authors, publishers, and funding agencies, for which we have been gaining support with endorsements and resource investments.
Author Comment
This manuscript was originally prepared as a response to NOT-OD-16-133 Request for Information (RFI): Metrics to Assess Value of Biomedical Digital Repositories by the National Institute of Health. C.-N. Hsu presented the contents orally in the 2016 workshop of collaborative data projects, Taipei, Taiwan, December 8, 2016. http://odw.tw/2016/