Finding and sharing: new approaches to registries of databases and services for the biomedical sciences
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The recent explosion of biological data and the concomitant proliferation of distributed databases make it challenging for biologists and bioinformaticians to discover the best data resources for their needs, and the most efficient way to access and use them. Despite a rapid acceleration in uptake of syntactic and semantic standards for interoperability, it is still difficult for users to find which databases support the standards and interfaces that they need. To solve these problems, several groups are developing registries of databases that capture key metadata describing the biological scope, utility, accessibility, ease-of-use and existence of web services allowing interoperability between resources. Here, we describe some of these initiatives including a novel formalism, the Database Description Framework, for describing database operations and functionality and encouraging good database practise. We expect such approaches will result in improved discovery, uptake and utilization of data resources.
Date Issued
2010-07-21
Date Acceptance
2010-06-20
Citation
Database: the journal of biological databases and curation, 2010, 2010, pp.1-5
ISSN
1758-0463
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Start Page
1
End Page
5
Journal / Book Title
Database: the journal of biological databases and curation
Volume
2010
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2010. Published by Oxford University Press.
This is Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Mathematical & Computational Biology
WEB SERVICES
CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
RESOURCES
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN baq014
Date Publish Online
2010-07-21