On February 1, 2024, National Library of Medicine (NLM) announced the launch of a beta version of a new online tool, the Dataset Catalog. This tool is intended to improve the discoverability and reuse of research data by making it easier for users to search, find, and connect biomedical datasets. NLM developed the underlying DATaset Metadata Model, or DATMM, to provide information for describing data in datasets and repositories across the biomedical ecosystem. During this beta phase, NLM is inviting users to explore the tool and provide feedback on both the tool and the underlying data model. User feedback obtained during this phase will inform future tool development. During this webinar the speakers will discuss the importance of enabling discovery and advancing findability of biomedical research data and provide an overview of the recently launched Dataset Catalog and its underlying data model.
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Presenters
Peter Seibert
Peter Seibert has served as a librarian at the NLM for over 10 years. He currently leads development of the Dataset Catalog and DATMM products within the Controlled Vocabulary Services Program of the Health Data Standards (HDS) Branch. Prior to NLM, Peter served as a Signal Officer in the US Amy until 2004 and worked as a Program Manager specializing in network support operations at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). Peter earned a BA from Alfred University and an MLIS from Catholic University.
Teresa Zayas Caban, PhD, FACMI
Dr. Teresa Zayas Cabán is Assistant Director for Policy Development at the NLM. In this role she leads NLM's policy development and implementation activities.
Dr. Zayas Cabán was previously Chief Scientist at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) where she led ONC’s scientific efforts and activities. Prior to her position at ONC, Dr. Zayas Cabán was the Chief of Health IT Research and Acting Director of the Division of Health IT at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). While at AHRQ, she set new directions for their funding opportunities and coordinated with federal partners, such as the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Zayas Cabán obtained her doctorate in industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she was a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow in industrial engineering.