1. Background
  2. Data Collection Methods
  3. Data Quality Control
  4. Summary

Word cloud of database titles and abstracts from the 2015 Molecular Biology Database Collection.

Key Concepts

Upon completion of this module you should feel comfortable with the following:

  1. Different types biological databases are available online.
  2. Identifying data sources for a database and quality control/assurance procedures. For example, manually curated data from the literature or automated retrieval from a collaborating database.
  3. Steps involved with data curation.