TY - JOUR
T1 - A sea of standards for omics data
T2 - Sink or swim?
AU - Tenenbaum, Jessica D.
AU - Sansone, Susanna Assunta
AU - Haendel, Melissa
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In the era of Big Data, omic-scale technologies, and increasing calls for data sharing, it is generally agreed that the use of community-developed, open data standards is critical. Far less agreed upon is exactly which data standards should be used, the criteria by which one should choose a standard, or even what constitutes a data standard. It is impossible simply to choose a domain and have it naturally follow which data standards should be used in all cases. The 'right' standards to use is often dependent on the use case scenarios for a given project. Potential downstream applications for the data, however, may not always be apparent at the time the data are generated. Similarly, technology evolves, adding further complexity. Would-be standards adopters must strike a balance between planning for the future and minimizing the burden of compliance. Better tools and resources are required to help guide this balancing act.
AB - In the era of Big Data, omic-scale technologies, and increasing calls for data sharing, it is generally agreed that the use of community-developed, open data standards is critical. Far less agreed upon is exactly which data standards should be used, the criteria by which one should choose a standard, or even what constitutes a data standard. It is impossible simply to choose a domain and have it naturally follow which data standards should be used in all cases. The 'right' standards to use is often dependent on the use case scenarios for a given project. Potential downstream applications for the data, however, may not always be apparent at the time the data are generated. Similarly, technology evolves, adding further complexity. Would-be standards adopters must strike a balance between planning for the future and minimizing the burden of compliance. Better tools and resources are required to help guide this balancing act.
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U2 - 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002066
DO - 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-002066
M3 - Article
C2 - 24076747
AN - SCOPUS:84894044313
SN - 1067-5027
VL - 21
SP - 200
EP - 203
JO - Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
IS - 2
ER -