The paper publication is becoming simply a summary pointer to the electronic version

Grivell, Les

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E-BioSci
a platform for e-publishing and
information integration in the life
sciences
Les Grivell
European Molecular Biology Organization
Exponential database growth (EMBL database)
The many facets of genomics
Genes Proteins
Evolution
Signalling
Regulation
RNAs
InteractionsDisease
Populations
Diversity
Molecules in motion
Viewing the world of the living cell
Paper is becoming an inadequate medium…
• Some data (types) require more space than is
available
• Some data (3-D structures, movies) cannot be
printed
• The reader may wish to have the data in computer-
readable form
The paper publication is becoming simply a summary pointer
to the electronic version
Retrieving information in an ideal world…
• Interconnect
• Search/navigate/explore
• Access information
• Extract/manipulate
• Analyze
• Integrate and visualise
Hurdles to information exchange
• Heterogeneous nature of
biological information
• Absence of a uniform,
scalable and generally-
implementable means of
database linking
• Varying degrees of access to
full text information
E-BioSci
• Distributed network of information resources
• Europe-based; world-wide role
• Multiple entry points; different language formats
• Access to abstracts, full text, factual databases,
multi-media
• Effective linkages between databases and
literature
• Host and archive for peer-reviewed e-
publications
Why insist on peer-review?
• Authors rely on the perceived quality of their
publications as support for funding applications
and career advancement
• Readers want guarantees that technical standards
have been met, that the conclusions are adequately
supported by the experimental data and that the
presentation meets acceptable standards of clarity
E-BioSci differs from PubMed Central
• Will NOT insist on transfer of information
• WILL work in cooperation with content owners
• Will NOT contain material that is not refereed or
that does not meet its criteria of scientific quality
• WILL permit e-publication on multiple sites
E-BioSci’s goals
• To encourage standard protocols for access rights
verification
• To promote wider use of structured documents
• To strive for increased connectivity of digital objects
• To aid development of full-text search tools
• To stimulate provision of free access to information
• To encourage conversion of back literature to digital
form
Acknowledgements
• Frank Gannon
• European Molecular Biology Conference
(EMBC)
• Learned Societies, ESF, DFG
• Publishers


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E-BioSci a platform for e-publishing and information integration in the life sciences

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E-BioScia platform for e-publishing andinformation integration in the lifesciencesLes GrivellEuropean Molecular Biology OrganizationExponential database growth (EMBL database)The many facets of genomicsGenes ProteinsEvolutionSignallingRegulationRNAsInteractionsDiseasePopulationsDiversityMolecules in motionViewing the world of the living cellPaper is becoming an inadequate medium…• Some data (types) require more space than isavailable• Some data (3-D structures, movies) cannot beprinted• The reader may wish to have the data in computer-readable formThe paper publication is becoming simply a summary pointerto the electronic versionRetrieving information in an ideal world…• Interconnect• Search/navigate/explore• Access information• Extract/manipulate• Analyze• Integrate and visualiseHurdles to information exchange• Heterogeneous nature ofbiological information• Absence of a uniform,scalable and generally-implementable means ofdatabase linking• Varying degrees of access tofull text informationE-BioSci• Distributed network of information resources• Europe-based; world-wide role• Multiple entry points; different language formats• Access to abstracts, full text, factual databases,multi-media• Effective linkages between databases andliterature• Host and archive for peer-reviewed e-publicationsWhy insist on peer-review?• Authors rely on the perceived quality of theirpublications as support for funding applicationsand career advancement• Readers want guarantees that technical standardshave been met, that the conclusions are adequatelysupported by the experimental data and that thepresentation meets acceptable standards of clarityE-BioSci differs from PubMed Central• Will NOT insist on transfer of information• WILL work in cooperation with content owners• Will NOT contain material that is not refereed orthat does not meet its criteria of scientific quality• WILL permit e-publication on multiple sitesE-BioSci’s goals• To encourage standard protocols for access rightsverification• To promote wider use of structured documents• To strive for increased connectivity of digital objects• To aid development of full-text search tools• To stimulate provision of free access to information• To encourage conversion of back literature to digitalformAcknowledgements• Frank Gannon• European Molecular Biology Conference(EMBC)• Learned Societies, ESF, DFG• Publishers

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