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National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): General Program Overview

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. GOVERNMENTS. MUSEUMS. UNIVERSITIES. PRIVATE.

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National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): General Program Overview

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  1. National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): General Program Overview June 2005

  2. NBII: What is it? • A broad, collaborative program to provide access to data and information on our Nation’s biological resources.

  3. GOVERNMENTS MUSEUMS UNIVERSITIES PRIVATE Contributors and Users from Diverse Sources • Federal, State and local Government Agencies • Academic Institutions • Private sector organizations (non-profit, commercial) • Other interested groups

  4. NBII Node Types * Regional * Thematic * Infrastructure

  5. Bioinformatics Challenges: • Data Collection process • Micro-level vs. Macro-level research • “Virtual” collaboration • UI Challenges for diverse audiences • “generalized” vs. “one-off” tools • Technology transfer/expertise • Information Integration/scale/search • Data quality • Requires multiple disciplines • Global scope • Sustainability of tools, applications, databases

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