Common Data Elements Repository

Abstract

Created by the NIH in 2015, the Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository provides free online access to search and use Common Data Elements. This tool helps to ensure consistent data collection, saves time and resources, and ultimately improves the accuracy of and interoperability among datasets. The purpose of this column is to provide an overview of the database, discuss why it is important for researchers and relevant for health sciences librarians, and review the basic layout of the website, including sample searches that will demonstrate how it can be used.

Keywords:

• Common elements (CDEs)
• data
• data elements
• data science
• online database
• reviewdata

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Funding

Developed resources reported in this publication are supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012345. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Notes on contributors

Sarah Villere

Sarah Villere, MSN, BSN, BS, AGPCNP-BC ([email protected]) is a Library Associate at Englewood Public Library in Englewood, Colorado, United States.