National Biological

Information Infrastructure (NBII):

General Program Overview

June 2005

NBII: What is it?

• A broad, collaborative program to provide access to data and information on our Nation’s biological resources.

Contributors and Users from Diverse Sources

• Federal, State and local Government Agencies

• Academic Institutions

• Private sector organizations (non-profit, commercial)

• Other interested groups

GOVERNMENTS

UNIVERSITIES MUSEUMS

PRIVATE

NBII Node Types

* Thematic

* Infrastructure

* Regional

Data Collection processMicro-level vs. Macro-level research“Virtual” collaborationUI Challenges for diverse audiences “generalized” vs. “one-off” toolsTechnology transfer/expertiseInformation Integration/scale/searchData qualityRequires multiple disciplinesGlobal scopeSustainability of tools, applications, databases

Bioinformatics Challenges: