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

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 r...

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Published in:Nucleic acids research 2011-01, Vol.39 (Database issue), p.D7-D10
Main Authors: 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
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adoption
Databases, Factual - standards
Information Dissemination
Landscape
Reviews
Semantics
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0305-1048
1362-4962
1362-4962
DOI:10.1093/nar/gkq1173