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Broad issues to consider for library involvement in bioinformatics.

Renata C Geer1

  • 1National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. renata@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
|August 5, 2006
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Libraries are expanding their role in bioinformatics to support researchers. This involves developing new services and training staff to manage biological and genomic databases for enhanced discovery.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Genomics
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • The scope of biological and medical research information now includes diverse databases beyond traditional literature.
  • Libraries can naturally extend their core functions of organizing and providing access to these new data domains.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the current and future roles of libraries in the field of bioinformatics.
  • To leverage empirical evidence and user service experience from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing user services experience over eleven years at the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
  • Analyzing the evolving landscape of biological and medical research information.

Main Results:

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  • Medical and science libraries have initiated educational and support programs for molecular biology databases.
  • Key challenges for libraries include assessing user needs, planning services, training staff, and forming collaborations.

Conclusions:

  • Expanded library involvement in bioinformatics can meet the information needs of diverse users.
  • This increased engagement will help harness bioinformatics resources for novel biological discoveries.