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The National Biological Information Infrastructure: Coming of age

January 1, 2000

Coordinated by the US Geological Survey, the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is a Web-based system that provides increased access to data and information on the nation's biological resources. The NBII can be viewed from a variety of perspectives. This article - an individual case study and not a broad survey with extensive references to the literature - addresses the structure of the NBII related to thematic sections, infrastructure sections and place-based sections, and other topics such as the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (one of our more innovative tools) and the development of our controlled vocabulary.

Publication Year 2000
Title The National Biological Information Infrastructure: Coming of age
DOI 10.1108/14684520010362071
Authors Gladys Cotter, Mike Frame, Ron Sepic, Lisa Zolly
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Online and CDROM Review
Index ID 70022278
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Core Science Analytics, Synthesis, and Libraries