Learn about Common Data Elements (CDEs)

Training resources on using Common Data Elements (CDEs) to select and standardize health research data.
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Common Data Elements: Standardizing Data Collection: A Tutorial Making research data Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) starts well before data collection. Designing studies with common data elements (CDEs) can enable data sharing and reuse. Librarians and other information professionals have an important role in educating and assisting researchers in the use of CDEs. Whether you are a research data librarian or assist researchers in finding sources, this one-hour, self-paced course from the National Library of Medicine can help you understand how you can support the use of common data elements (CDEs) in creating FAIR data. March 5, 2024 60 min(s) HTML / Site
The NIH Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository Structured human and machine-readable definitions of data elements recommended or required by NIH institutes and centers. April 13, 2021 1 min(s) MP4 Video / YouTube Video
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Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository – On Demand Through demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course will introduce you to common data elements (CDEs) and the NIH Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). The course begins with an in-depth introduction to what CDEs are and examples of how researchers are already using them. Then, you’ll see how to search the repository and practice searching on your own. This on-demand course offers 1.5 MLA continuing education credits. July 14, 2023 90 min(s) HTML / On-Demand Course
Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository (October 2023) On October 18, 2023, Catherine Staley from the Office of Engagement and Training and Robin Taylor from the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM's) division of Library Operations (LO) hosted the training Standardize Your Research Data with the NIH Common Data Element Repository. Through live demonstrations and hands-on exercises, this course introduces you to common data elements (CDEs) and the NIH Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). Oct. 31, 2023 71 min(s) HTML / Webinar Source Page
Searching and Browsing in the CDE-R: An NLM Navigator Use this NLM Navigator tutorial to learn how to search and browse for CDEs, Forms, and Bundles in the Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). Jan. 12, 2024 N/A HTML / Tutorial Source Page
Refining and Expanding Your CDE-R Search: An NLM Navigator Use this NLM Navigator tutorial to refine and expand your search in the Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). Jan. 12, 2024 N/A HTML / Tutorial Source Page
Exporting and Saving Your CDE-R Results: An NLM Navigator Use this NLM Navigator tutorial to export and save your results from the Common Data Element Repository (CDE-R). Jan. 12, 2024 N/A HTML / Tutorial Source Page
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NIH Common Data Elements (CDE) Repository A repository of common data elements (CDEs) recommended or required for use by NIH Institutes and Centers. This brief guide to the NIH CDE Repository is designed to quickly orient people who do outreach and training about the resource: Who uses it, for what, and how. The guide also includes teaching examples and alternative resources. Aug. 12, 2022 N/A PDF / Document

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