School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, Kansas, USA.
Med Ref Serv Q. 2024 Apr-Jun;43(2):182-190. doi: 10.1080/02763869.2024.2323896. Epub 2024 May 9.
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.
由美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）于 2015 年创建的通用数据元素（CDE）知识库提供了免费的在线搜索和使用通用数据元素的途径。该工具有助于确保数据的一致性收集，节省时间和资源，并最终提高数据集的准确性和互操作性。本专栏的目的是概述该数据库，讨论它对研究人员的重要性以及对健康科学图书馆员的相关性，并回顾该网站的基本布局，包括示例搜索，以展示如何使用它。
