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- Title
The University of Washington Health Sciences Library BioCommons: an evolving Northwest biomedical research information support infrastructure.
- Authors
Minie, Mark; Bowers, Stuart; Tarczy-Hornoch, Peter; Roberts, Eduard; James, Rose A.; Rambo, Neil; Fuller, Sherrilynne
- Abstract
Setting: The University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries and Information Center BioCommons serves the bioinformatics needs of researchers at the university and in the vibrant for-profit and not-for-profit biomedical research sector in the Washington area and region. Program Components: The BioCommons comprises services addressing internal University of Washington, not-for-profit, for-profit, and regional and global clientele. The BioCommons is maintained and administered by the BioResearcher Liaison Team. The BioCommons architecture provides a highly flexible structure for adapting to rapidly changing resources and needs. Evaluation Mechanisms: BioCommons uses Web- based pre- and post-course evaluations ai id periodic user surveys to assess service effectiveness. Recent surveys indicate substantial usage of BioCommons services and a high level of effectiveness and user satisfaction. Next Steps/Future Directions: BioCommons is developing novel collaborative Web resources to distribute bioinformatics tools and is experimenting with Web-based competency training in bioinformation resource use.
- Subjects
MEDICAL libraries; MEDICAL sciences; LIBRARIES; BIOINFORMATICS; MEDICAL research; INFORMATION services; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; INFORMATION science; RESEARCH
- Publication
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2006, Vol 94, Issue 3, p321
- ISSN
1536-5050
- Publication type
Article