Database design: The following are useful sites to browse to become more
familiar with some of the issues and needs to consider when
designing databases for bioinformatics use. Make note of the
major points of focus in design. TDWG Subgroup on Accession Data- Standards,
Information Models, and Data Dictionaries for Biological
Collections: This site provides a reference list and
links to sites dealing with specific aspects of databases,
design, and management. OPTIMA: This site gives recommendations for
designing and contributing to a botanical database focused
on the Mediterranean area. Prometheus: A Novel Database System for Classifying
Biodiversity. This paper describes database design, and
provides links to citations. The following two sites provide some insight to two
projects involving design of microarray databases. The NHGRI
site provides a nice flow diagram. The University of Texas
site illustrates the breakdown of tables and their
content. NHGRI: Cancer Genomics Program, U. of Texas: [When
checking links, this site was down. Try it in case it is
back.] .
http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/TDWG/acc/Referenc.htm
http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/OPTIMA/ITN/recommendations.htm
http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~prometheus/prometheus_1/taxa.htm
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/DIR/LCG/15K/HTML/dbase.html
http://www3.mdanderson.org/depts/cancergenomics/microarrayDB.html
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