Model-driven user interfaces for bioinformatics data resources: regenerating the wheel as an alternative to reinventing it |
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Authors: | Kevin Garwood Christopher Garwood Cornelia Hedeler Tony Griffiths Neil Swainston Stephen G Oliver Norman W Paton |
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Institution: | (1) School of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK;(2) Manchester Centre for Integrated Systems Biology, Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre, University of Manchester, 131 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7DN, UK;(3) Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK |
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Abstract: | Background The proliferation of data repositories in bioinformatics has resulted in the development of numerous interfaces that allow
scientists to browse, search and analyse the data that they contain. Interfaces typically support repository access by means
of web pages, but other means are also used, such as desktop applications and command line tools. Interfaces often duplicate
functionality amongst each other, and this implies that associated development activities are repeated in different laboratories.
Interfaces developed by public laboratories are often created with limited developer resources. In such environments, reducing
the time spent on creating user interfaces allows for a better deployment of resources for specialised tasks, such as data
integration or analysis. Laboratories maintaining data resources are challenged to reconcile requirements for software that
is reliable, functional and flexible with limitations on software development resources. |
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