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.
2. Filter by Publisher and examine the data held by selected organisations.
3. The search results show there are 8 datasets which match these keywords.
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.
9. We can now request access to the dataset using the contact details in the Summary section.
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