The Browser is public facing data browser that allows researchers to discover and request access to datasets.
Features:
Search for datasets.
Filter search results (by Publisher, Data Use Limitation, Data Use Requirements, Keywords, Physical Sample Availability, Geographic Coverage).
Browse dataset metadata.
Request access to datasets.
Use Cases:
Tutorial:
To begin, open the Browser.
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2. Filter by Publisher and examine the data held by selected organisations.
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4. Our research project requires access to blood samples. Use the Physical Sample Availability filter to find datasets with physical samples by selecting “WHOLE BLOOD”, “PLASMA” and “PERIPHERAL BLOOD CELLS”.
5. There are two datasets that meet these requirements. We can click through to view further information on each dataset.
6. We can now browse the various metadata categories to see if this dataset is suitable for our project.
7. We can see from the Description that the dataset has “blood samples from patients with early stage breast cancer” - which could be very useful for our research project.
8. In the Coverage section, we can see that the Typical Age Range is 40-150, which fits our requirement for adult subjects.
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Filter by Data Use Limitation to only view datasets with permissions that fit your use case.
4. Filter by additional Data Use Requirements to ensure you are viewing data that fits your use cases.
5. Filter by Keywords to only view datasets that relate to a certain topic(s).
6. Filter by Physical Sample Availability to select datasets with specific physical samples associated with them.
7. Filter by Geographic Coverage to view datasets that cover specific regions or countries.
8. You can also search the datasets using keywords. Click on the search bar.
9. Click on a dataset to learn more about it.
10. Summary: the first section includes a short abstract and contact details for the publisher.
11. You can also view media attached to the dataset. Click on the Media Icon.
12. Documentation:
13. Coverage:
14. Provenance:
15. Accessibility:
16. Enrichment and Linkage:
17. Observations:
18. Structural Metadata:
9We can now request access to the dataset using the contact details in the Summary section.