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| Title: |
Biological information specialists for biological informatics |
| Authors: |
Heidorn, P. Bryan
Palmer, Carole L.
Wright, Dan |
| Keywords: |
biological informatics
bioinformatics
education |
| Issue Date: |
2007-Feb-12 |
| Publisher: |
BioMed Central |
| Citation Information: |
Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration 2007, 2:1 |
| Abstract / Summary: |
Data management and integration are complicated and ongoing problems that will require
commitment of resources and expertise from the various biological science communities. Primary
components of successful cross-scale integration are smooth information management and
migration from one context to another. We call for a broadening of the definition of bioinformatics
and bioinformatics training to span biological disciplines and biological scales. Training programs are
needed that educate a new kind of informatics professional, Biological Information Specialists, to
work in collaboration with various discipline-specific research personnel. Biological Information
Specialists are an extension of the informationist movement that began within library and
information science (LIS) over 30 years ago as a professional position to fill a gap in clinical
medicine. These professionals will help advance science by improving access to scientific
information and by freeing scientists who are not interested in data management to concentrate
on their science. |
| URI: |
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/776 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1747-5333-2-1 |
| Type of Resource: |
text |
| Genre of Resource: |
article |
| Publication Status: |
published or submitted for publication |
| Peer-Reviewed: |
is peer reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: |
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