What interaction will the Data Coordinating Center have with the Data Repository before data are sent?
The repository will work with the Data Coordinating Center during the study to prepare the data set for archiving. Repository personnel will consult with the Data Coordinating Center to develop appropriate documentation that is comprehensive enough to allow investigators not familiar with the data set to use it. In addition, the repository personnel will interact with the Data Coordinating Center to familiarize themselves with the database and its architecture in preparation for archiving. The Data Coordinating Center should plan to send incremental datasets to the repository on a regular basis. Finally, the Database Repository will work with Data Coordinating Centers of ongoing studies to provide customized views of regularly updated information about sample inventories in the Biosample and Genetics Repositories.
