Data Services

The NYU Health Sciences Library Data Services team supports the medical center through training, collaboration, and consultation on data management, sharing, description, collection, analysis and visualization.

 

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What We Offer

The Data services team offers a wide range of services:

• REDCap support through consultations and quarterly classes
• Fundamental and statistical programming education
• Data and metadata management guidance
• Data sharing and discovery support and tools
               

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Data Education

REDCap Training

REDCap is a HIPAA-compliant tool for managing online databases. NYUHSL offers a quarterly 5-part series and consultations on setup, surveys, and data management.

Programming Classes

Data Services offers 90-minute introductory classes on R and Python 2-3 times a year, covering syntax, data types, data handling, and libraries. A course on Git version control and GitHub is also available.

Data Day-to-Day

Data Day-to-Day offers 2-3 classes yearly by Langone Health experts, covering topics like Excel, ggplot2, Clinical Data Management, SQL, RNA-seq, and Python for GIS.

Connect with us if you're a part of Langone health and you’d like to teach a class!

Data Sharing and Discovery

Data Services provides support for research and other work requiring data skills through hands-on training and consultations to discuss your specific data needs.

The NYU Data Catalog

The NYU Health Sciences Library supports the NYU Data Catalog to enhance data discovery and reuse. Contact the team to share your data or find data for secondary analysis

Metadata Management

Metadata is essential for documenting data origin, purpose, creation, and use. The Data Services team offers guidance on creating metadata and choosing the right repository for your data.

Data Management and Sharing Plan Support

The NIH requires a Data Management and Sharing (DMS) plan for all NIH-funded research generating scientific data. The NYU Health Sciences Library supports DMS plans through guides, classes, and consultations. Start with our guides, explore the templates and online class, or request a consultation for project-specific questions. Contact the Data Services Team for help with the NYU Data Catalog, metadata, or NIH DMS plans

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Specialty Guides for Data

Guides are curated by HSL librarians and include a collection of books, journals and databases for reference

AI in Healthcare

Explore generative AI at NYU Langone Health. Use NYU AI Studio (HIPAA compliant) or copilot.microsoft.com (not HIPAA compliant). Follow legal guidelines and share prompts.

REDCap

Video tutorials and other instructional materials on REDCap, a HIPAA compliant, MCIT secured data collection tool available for free at NYU Langone.

NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Guide to Complying With the 2023 NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy

Data Repositories

How to select a data repository for your research needs.

Data Sharing & Transfer

Information related to institutional, publisher, and grant-funder data sharing workflows, contacts, and policies.

Data Visualization

Data Visualization is a way to help researchers explore and communicate their data. Start here for resources to help you make useful charts and graphs. 

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Library Faculty & Staff for Data

Michelle Yee

Research Data & Metadata Management Librarian

Ummea Urmi

Data Catalog Coordinator

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Rebecca Kaplan

Data Catalog Coordinator

Genevieve Milliken

Research & Data Services Librarian

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National Center for Data Services

The National Center for Data Services (NCDS) of the NNLM, based at NYU Health Sciences Library, collaborates with NNLM Regions, Offices, and Centers to provide training and resources that enhance data science skills among information professionals.

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