title: The Zebrafish GenomeWiki: a crowdsourcing approach to connect the long tail for zebrafish gene annotation.
abstract: A large repertoire of gene-centric data has been generated in the field of zebrafish biology. Although the bulk of these data are available in the public domain, most of them are not readily accessible or available in nonstandard formats. One major challenge is to unify and integrate these widely scattered data sources. We tested the hypothesis that active community participation could be a viable option to address this challenge. We present here our approach to create standards for assimilation and sharing of information and a system of open standards for database intercommunication. We have attempted to address this challenge by creating a community-centric solution for zebrafish gene annotation. The Zebrafish GenomeWiki is a 'wiki'-based resource, which aims to provide an altruistic shared environment for collective annotation of the zebrafish genes. The Zebrafish GenomeWiki has features that enable users to comment, annotate, edit and rate this gene-centric information. The credits for contributions can be tracked through a transparent microattribution system. In contrast to other wikis, the Zebrafish GenomeWiki is a 'structured wiki' or rather a 'semantic wiki'. The Zebrafish GenomeWiki implements a semantically linked data structure, which in the future would be amenable to semantic search. Database URL: http://genome.igib.res.in/twiki.
authors.affiliation: CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB), Mall Road, Delhi 110007, India, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Anusandhan Bhawan, Delhi 110001, India, Acharya Narendra Dev College, Delhi University, Govindpuri, Kalkaji, New Delhi 110019, India, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India, Department of Genetics, University of Delhi South Campus, Benito Juarez Road, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi 110021, India and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D063045:Crowdsourcing / Q000379:methods*; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D016678:Genome / Q000235:genetics*; D020407:Internet; D058977:Molecular Sequence Annotation / Q000379:methods*; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000235:genetics*