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ArticleScientific data2018

Simplifying research access to genomics and health data with Library Cards.

Moran N Cabili, Knox Carey, Stephanie O M Dyke, Anthony J Brookes, Marc Fiume, Francis Jeanson, Giselle Kerry, Alex Lash, Heidi Sofia, Dylan Spalding and 3 more

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Article in Scientific data, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Toward ethical provenance tracking: The GA4GH model data access agreement (DAA).Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2026
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  9. Registered access: authorizing data access.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Moran N CabiliBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
Knox Carey
Stephanie O M DykeMcGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 0G1.
Anthony J BrookesUniversity of Leicester, Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK.
Marc FiumeDNAstack, Toronto, Canada M5G 1M1.
Francis JeansonIAMOPEN, Toronto, Canada M4E 2J1.
Giselle KerryEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI), Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK.
Alex LashSimons Foundation, New York, NY 10010, USA.
Heidi SofiaNHGRI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Dylan SpaldingEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI), Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK.
Anne-Marie TasseMcGill University, Montreal, Canada H3A 0G1.
Susheel VarmaEuropean Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-EBI), Cambridge, CB10 1SD, UK.
Ravi PandyaMicrosoft, Redmond, WA 98052, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0258-4604

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The volume of genomics and health data is growing rapidly, driven by sequencing for both research and clinical use. However, under current practices, the data is fragmented into many distinct datasets, and researchers must go through a separate application process for each dataset. This is time-consuming both for the researchers and the data stewards, and it reduces the velocity of research and new discoveries that could improve human health. We propose to simplify this process, by introducing a standard Library Card that identifies and authenticates researchers across all participating datasets. Each researcher would only need to apply once to establish their bona fides as a qualified researcher, and could then use the Library Card to access a wide range of datasets that use a compatible data access policy and authentication protocol.

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PMID29537396
PMCPMC5851345

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