In an attempt to improve accessibility and citation of biomedical research data and grants, the NIH is asking the scientific community for input. As part of the NIH’s Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative, it seeks to improve large information management for future use through input received from a request for information (RFI). In the RFI, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) posed the idea of developing a data catalog specifically for biomedical research, similar to the NIH’s PubMed system for scientific publications. The vision is for the data catalog is for it to be different than a data repository in that it would improve searching, citation, and consistency as well as create links to the actual data location, grant, publications, and software used.
Find the link to the actual RFI here. The deadline for comment is June 25th.





