Data Standards

Locate resources for standardization of data formatting and metadata related to datasets.

• DCC Disciplinary Metadata  – Collections of metadata standards organized by discipline.
• FAIRsharing.org  – An online catalog that includes over 1400 data and metadata standards.
• NIH Common Data Elements (CDEs) - The NIH Common Data Elements are a type of standard that are specific to different NIH institutes and fields of study.