title: The University of Washington Health Sciences Library BioCommons: an evolving Northwest biomedical research information support infrastructure.
abstract: METHODS
  The University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries and Information Center BioCommons serves the bioinformatics needs of researchers at the university and in the vibrant for-profit and not-for-profit biomedical research sector in the Washington area and region.
  The BioCommons comprises services addressing internal University of Washington, not-for-profit, for-profit, and regional and global clientele. The BioCommons is maintained and administered by the BioResearcher Liaison Team. The BioCommons architecture provides a highly flexible structure for adapting to rapidly changing resources and needs.
  BioCommons uses Web-based pre- and post-course evaluations and periodic user surveys to assess service effectiveness. Recent surveys indicate substantial usage of BioCommons services and a high level of effectiveness and user satisfaction.
  BioCommons is developing novel collaborative Web resources to distribute bioinformatics tools and is experimenting with Web-based competency training in bioinformation resource use.
authors.affiliation: Health Sciences Libraries and Information Center and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. meminie@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minie
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bowers
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tarczy-Hornoch
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Rose A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rambo
authors.forename: Sherrilynne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fuller
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D035843:Biomedical Research; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000193:education; D004181:Directories as Topic; D007255:Information Services; D007318:Inservice Training; D020407:Internet; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014495:Universities; D014861:Washington