national biological information infrastructure (nbii): general program overview
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National Biological
Information Infrastructure (NBII):
General Program Overview
June 2005
NBII: What is it?
• A broad, collaborative program to provide access to data and information on our Nation’s biological resources.
Contributors and Users from Diverse Sources
• Federal, State and local Government Agencies
• Academic Institutions
• Private sector organizations (non-profit, commercial)
• Other interested groups
GOVERNMENTS
UNIVERSITIES MUSEUMS
PRIVATE
NBII Node Types
* Thematic
* Infrastructure
* Regional
Data Collection processMicro-level vs. Macro-level research“Virtual” collaborationUI Challenges for diverse audiences “generalized” vs. “one-off” toolsTechnology transfer/expertiseInformation Integration/scale/searchData qualityRequires multiple disciplinesGlobal scopeSustainability of tools, applications, databases
Bioinformatics Challenges:
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