PomBase launched a new version of its website on 25th October 2017. Shortly thereafter, 100 fission yeast research group leaders were surveyed to gauge the impact of the site redesign

Harris, Midori

Lock, Antonia

Rutherford, Kim

Wood, Valerie

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		  		Sir	Paul	Nurse	Director	Francis	Crick	Ins5tute								Robertus	de	Bruin	LMCB	Group	Leader	University	College	London							Professor	Anthony	Carr	Director	Genome	Damage	and	Stability	Centre		University	of	Sussex				 	It	is	easier	to	use	and	more			intui.ve		   “” 	It	is	easier	to	understand	possible		connec.ons	between	your	gene		of	interest	and	cellular	processes		[T]hese	changes	improve	what		was	already	an	excellent	and		essen.al	resource	for	my	lab	  “”  NEW POMBASE WEBSITE  2O17  GROUP LEADER SURVEY SUMMARY & WEB USAGE STATISTICS   “ “ “” “ SUMMARY PomBase	 launched	 a	 new	 version	of	 its	website	 on	 25th	October	 2017.	 Shortly	 therea?er,	 100	 ﬁssion	 yeast	research	 group	 leaders	 were	 surveyed	 to	 gauge	 the	impact	of	the	site	redesign.			Of	 the	75	who	 responded,	about	 two	 thirds	 report	using	PomBase	more	 frequently	 a?er	 the	new	version	 arrived,	and	a	similar	proporEon	have	begun	using	two	new	page	types	that	provide	details	for	publicaEons	and	genotypes.	Respondents	 provided	 many	 posiEve,	 and	 very	 few	negaEve,	 comments	 in	 free	 text,	 and	 made	 useful	requests	 for	 new	 features	 and	 data,	 some	 of	 which	 are	already	available	or	under	development.			INCREASED USAGE NEW PAGE TYPES Now that PomBase is updated daily, do you use  the site more frequently? 67%	say	yes	Newly	introduced	pages	are	well	received	Have you used the new publication pages? Have you used the new genotype  pages? “Great	feature	again”	“It	helps	with	iden.fying	all	per.nent	informa.on	about	a	pathway	quickly”		“This	feature	helps	to	fully	understand	ontology	term”	“[T]hat's	a	more	clear	arrangement,	improvement”		“This	is	a	user-friendly	system	for	what	can	be	diﬃcult	informa.on”			UPDATED ONTOLOGY TERM PAGES NEW PHENOTYPE FILTERING “It's	beSer	to	have	this	ﬁltering	system”		“This	is	a	very	useful	new	feature	and	makes	ﬁnding	data	much	easier”		“I	love	this	feature.	It	helps	with	iden.fying	all	genes	involved	in	a	certain	pathway”	“..be	very	helpful	when	looking	for	mutants	for	speciﬁc	traits,	 like	cell	cycle	defect,	drug	sensiEvity.”	“is	good	feature	for	mutant	on	which	there	is	a	lot	of	phenotype	annota.ons”		“excellent	feature…mo.vates	to	have	a	closer	look	at	phenotypes	more	frequently”	“I	especially	like	to	sort	on	the	evidence	so	it	is	an	improvement”		ONTOLOGY DATA PRESENTATION We	streamlined	the		summary	view	of	ontology-based	annotaEon	data,	enhanced	exisEng	ontology	term	pages	and	introduced		ﬁltering	for	phenotype	data	displayed.	These	were	well	received:	Have new summary views made it easier or more difficult to  find  ontology based information? Non-redundant	presentaEon		helps	people	ﬁnd	informaEon		TESTIMONIALS How will changes to the PomBase website  aﬀect your research productivity?		“It	is	easier	to	use	and	more	intui.ve”																																																																							-Anthony	Carr,	Director,	Genome	Damage	and	Stability	Centre,	University	of	Sussex		“My	lab	uses	PomBase	on	a	daily	basis	and	it	has	been	of	tremendous	help	to	us	parEcularly	with	genomics		projects	such	as	analysis	of	the	gene	deleEon	collecEon.	The	daily	updates	are	appreciated	and	in	my	opinion	these	changes	improve	what	was	already	an	excellent	and	essen.al	resource	 for	my	 lab…The	new	version	 is	 	beSer	mainly	because	 it	seems	very	easy	to	ﬁnd	the	data	you	are	looking	for”																																																							 	 	 	 	 	 	 									-Sir	Paul	Nurse,	Director,	Francis	Crick	InsCtute		“…Increased	informaEon,	plus	the	"smoother"	format,	enables	ﬁnding	important	informa.on	for	our	research”																																																																																																																						-Gerald	Smith,	Fred	Hutchinson	Cancer	Research	Center	“It	becomes	easier	to	check	known/published	results	of	genes	of	interest”																																																																																																																																																																														-Takashi	Toda,	Hiroshima	University	“PomBase	 is	now	both	easier	to	use	and	more	 informa.ve.	Partly,	 it	 is	 the	growing	depth	and	breadth	of	 informaEon	that	makes	PomBase	now	really	useful”																																																																																																																																																																																																																							-Richard	McIntosh,	University	of	Colorado			“Save	signiﬁcant	.me,	so	ge\ng	more	done	each	day”																																																																																																																																																																																-Paul	Russell,	The	Scripps	Research	InsCtute				“All	ways	in	which	the	website	simpliﬁes	my	ability	to	access	key	data	will	increase	the	likelihood	of	being	able	to	make	connec.ons	between	data	and	phenotype”																																																																																																																																																																																																																																											-	Dan	Mulvihill,	University	of	Kent					“It	is	easier	to	understand	possible	connec.ons	between	your	gene	of	interest	and	cellular	processes”																																																																																																																																																																																			-Robertus	de	Bruin,	UCL					“[S]treamlined	for	easier	access.	less	Eme	searching	the	page,	more	.me	doing	research!”																																																																																																																																															-James	Moseley,	Dartmouth	Medical	School			 “The	new	PomBase	website	deﬁnitely	increases	my	research	produc.vity	by	providing	many	useful	features	and	by	making	previous	features	much	easier	to	access	and	uElize.	The	new	website	is	signiﬁcantly	beFer	than	the	old	one”																																																																																																																																										-Dom	Helmlinger,	CRBM	InsCtute,	Montpelier				“These	changes	open	us	up	to	new	ways	of	viewing	and	analyzing	exis.ng	informa.on	that	enhance	the	work	we	are	doing	and	open	up	new	possible	lines	of	research”																																																																																																																																																																																																					-Anonymous	“As	I	was	just	compleEng	a	grant	applicaEon,	the	new	features	helped	me	plan	experiments	for	the	coming	years	by	linking	phenotypes,	interacEons	and	references	in	one	place.		The	new	site	was	a	great	help”																																																																																																																										-Kurt	Runge,	Cleveland	Clinic,	Lerner	Research	InsCtute	“Easier	and	faster	to	ﬁnd	relevant	informa.on	for	a	project”																																																																																																																																																																				-Sarah	Lambert,	Curie	InsCtute	 																																																																																																																																							“It	is	easier	to	understand	possible	connec.ons	between	your	gene	of	interest	and	cellular	processes”																																																																																																																																																																																																						-Anonymous			“The	new	site	is	becoming	more	and	more	comprehensive,	with	frequent	updates.	However,	it	is	designed	so	that	large	amounts	of	informa.on	can	be	easily	sorted/ﬁltered	to	extract	informa.on	I	need”		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 						-Anonymous	 “I	believe	this	is	making	it	easier	for	me	to	determine	where	to	focus	future	experiments”																																																																																																																																																																																																				-Anonymous		“PreSy	much	all	changes	have	had	a	posi.ve	impact	on	my	research	and	have	improved	the	quality	of	this	Website”																																																																																																																																																				-Mo	Motamedi,	Harvard	Medical	School		“All	of	these	changes	open	us	up	to	new	ways	of	viewing	and	analyzing	exis.ng	informa.on	that	enhance	the	work	we	are	doing	and	open	up	new	possible	lines	of	research”																																																																																																																																																																																																					-Anonymous			USAGE METRICS G00GLE TRENDS •  IMPORTANT	Our	current	usage	staEsEcs,	obtained	using	Google	AnalyEcs,	cannot	be	compared	directly	to	previous	staEsEcs	from	EBI,	because	the	former	counts	unique	devices,	whereas	the	EBI	metrics	are	based	on	unique	IP	addresses.	Because	one	device	may	connect	via	one	or	more	IPs,	the	EBI	numbers	over-count	devices	(we	esEmate	the	diﬀerence	to	be	approximately	three-fold).		Unique	users*:	~500	per	day;	~5,500	per	month		Average	session	duraEon:	6.3	minutes		Average	pages	per	session:	4.6		Google	trends	compared	to		integrated	genomic		Databases	 PomBase	 shows	 sustained	 interest	 over	Eme	and	consistently	higher	search-volume.	

New PomBase Website 2017, Group Leader Survey Summary

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