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Towards BioDBcore: a community-defined information specification for biological databases.

Nucleic acids research ·Vol. 39 ·No. Database issue ·2011-01-00 ·Pages D7-10

Gaudet P, Bairoch A, Field D, Sansone SA, Taylor C, Attwood TK, Bateman A, Blake JA, Bult CJ, Cherry JM, Chisholm RL, Cochrane G, Cook CE, Eppig JT, Galperin MY, Gentleman R, Goble CA, Gojobori T, Hancock JM, Howe DG, Imanishi T, Kelso J, Landsman D, Lewis SE, Mizrachi IK, Orchard S, Ouellette BF, Ranganathan S, Richardson L, Rocca-Serra P, Schofield PN, Smedley D, Southan C, Tan TW, Tatusova T, Whetzel PL, White O, Yamasaki C, BioDBCore Working Group

Abstract

The present article proposes the adoption of a community-defined, uniform, generic description of the core attributes of biological databases, BioDBCore. The goals of these attributes are to provide a general overview of the database landscape, to encourage consistency and interoperability between resources and to promote the use of semantic and syntactic standards. BioDBCore will make it easier for users to evaluate the scope and relevance of available resources. This new resource will increase the collective impact of the information present in biological databases.

MeSH Terms
Databases, Factual/standards Information Dissemination
Authors & Affiliations
39 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Gaudet Pascale
Bairoch Amos
Field Dawn
Sansone Susanna-Assunta
Taylor Chris
Attwood Teresa K
Bateman Alex
Blake Judith A
Bult Carol J
Cherry J Michael
Chisholm Rex L
Cochrane Guy
Cook Charles E
Eppig Janan T
Galperin Michael Y
Gentleman Robert
Goble Carole A
Gojobori Takashi
Hancock John M
Howe Douglas G
Imanishi Tadashi
Kelso Janet
Landsman David
Lewis Suzanna E
Mizrachi Ilene Karsch
Orchard Sandra
Ouellette B F Francis
Ranganathan Shoba
Richardson Lorna
Rocca-Serra Philippe
Schofield Paul N
Smedley Damian
Southan Christopher
Tan Tin Wee
Tatusova Tatiana
Whetzel Patricia L
White Owen
Yamasaki Chisato
BioDBCore Working Group
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Article Info
Journal
Nucleic acids research
Abbr.
Nucleic Acids Res
ISSN
1362-4962
DOI
10.1093/nar/gkq1173
Published
2011-01-00
Epub
2010-00-18
Pages
D7-10
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0411011
PMCID
PMC3013734
Subset
IM
Grants
Intramural NIH HHS · Z99 LM999999 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM087371-03 · United States
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · BB/I000771/1 · United Kingdom
NHGRI NIH HHS · U41 HG000330 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM064426-10 · United States
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM087371 · United States
Medical Research Council · MC_U127527203 · United Kingdom
NIGMS NIH HHS · R01 GM064426 · United States
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · BB/E025080/1 · United Kingdom
Medical Research Council · MC_U142684171 · United Kingdom
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council · BB/F01046X/1 · United Kingdom
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq1173 PMC Full Text View journal details
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