Ten quick tips for sharing open genomic data

• Published in: PLoS computational biology Vol. 14; no. 12; p. e1006472
• Main Authors: Brown, Anne V, Campbell, Jacqueline D, Assefa, Teshale, Grant, David, Nelson, Rex T, Weeks, Nathan T, Cannon, Steven B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01-12-2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Big Data; Bioinformatics; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Boards of directors; Computer and Information Sciences; Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data; Databases, Factual - trends; Databases, Genetic - statistics & numerical data; Databases, Genetic - trends; Datasets; Digital Object Identifier; Education; Engineering and Technology; Genetics; Genomes; Genomics; Information Dissemination - methods; Information sharing; Information Storage and Retrieval - methods; Laboratories; Medical research; Nomenclatures; Research and Analysis Methods; Researchers; Software; Tips; User-Computer Interface; United States > US; Iowa
• ISSN: 1553-7358; 1553-734X; 1553-7358
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006472

As sequencing prices drop, genomic data accumulates-seemingly at a steadily increasing pace. Most genomic data potentially have value beyond the initial purpose-but only if shared with the scientific community. This, of course, is often easier said than done. Some of the challenges in sharing genomic data include data volume (raw file sizes and number of files), complexities, formats, nomenclatures, metadata descriptions, and the choice of a repository. In this paper, we describe 10 quick tips for sharing open genomic data.