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National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): Empowering Access to Our Nation's Biological Resources

NBII is a wide-reaching collaborative program providing data and information on the United States' biological resources. Contributors include governments, museums, universities, and private entities. It facilitates access to diverse data sources, addressing bioinformatics challenges like data collection, virtual collaboration, and information integration for a global scope.

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National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII): Empowering Access to Our Nation's Biological Resources

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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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