University of Michigan University of Michigan Health Sciences LibrariesHealth Sciences Libraries

Bioinformatics Support and Education

Jean SongUniversity of Michiganjeansong@umich.edu

March 2008

Overview

• The Bioinformationist– National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics (NCIBI)– Core 5 – Licensing– Research

• Bioinformatics Interest Group (BIG)– Workshops– Libguide

• Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA)– CTSA Librarian– Projects

• Future Goals

The Bioinformationist

• Early 2007, pilot project collaboration

• Health Sciences Libraries and NCIBI

• Purpose: test the viability of a bioinformationist to increase research support in bioinformatics

• Recruitment

• Initial work

• Position funding

Health Sciences Libraries

• Mission: a valued partner, fully integrated into the work of the university and providing leadership in knowledge management for education, research, patient care, and community outreach

• Serves School of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Public Health, University of Michigan Health System

• Working and historical collection

National Center for Integrative Biomedical Informatics

• A National Center for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs) in the NIH Roadmap

• University of Michigan’s Center for Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics (CCMB)

• Problem-centric development based on Driving Biological Projects

NCIBI Structure

• Core 1 – Computer and Information Science• Core 2 – Bioinformatics & Knowledge

Acquisition• Core 3 – Driving Biological Problems• Core 4 – Computational Infrastructure• Core 5 – Education• Core 6 – Outreach and Dissemination• Core 7 – Administration

Core 5 Support

• Education– Tools documentation– Tutorials– Tools analysis

• Usability Analysis– User testing– Heuristic evaluations

• Design Analysis– Web design– Tools design

Core 5 Contributions

• Education– Tools documentation– Tutorials– Tools analysis

• Usability Analysis– User testing– Heuristic evaluations

• Design Analysis– Web design– Tools design

Core 5 Contributions

• Education– Tools documentation– Tutorials– Tools analysis

• Usability Analysis– User testing– Heuristic evaluations

• Design Analysis– Web design– Tools design

Support Initiatives

• Licensing– Incoming data sources– General Terms of Use– Outgoing data

• Scholarly Publishing– Open Access Week– Natural Language Processing– NIH Public Access Policy compliance pilot

• The Bioinformationista

• Licensing– Incoming data sources– General Terms of Use– Outgoing data

• Scholarly Publishing– Open Access Week– Natural Language Processing– NIH Public Access Policy compliance pilot

• The Bioinformationista

Support Initiatives

Support Initiatives

• Licensing– Incoming data sources– General Terms of Use– Outgoing data

• Scholarly Publishing– Open Access Week– Natural Language Processing– NIH Public Access Policy compliance pilot

• The Bioinformationista

Bioinformatics Interest Group

• Divisional collaboration within the University Library system– Science, Health Sciences Libraries, Engineering

• Challenges of supporting bioinformatics research– Multi-disciplinary nature– Historical compartmentalization of library services– Geographic separation of libraries and campuses

• Cannot be achieved by a single person• Mission: provide innovative resources to support

bioinformatics research on campus• Meets on alternating campuses with informational

session on current bioinformatics topic

BIG Support Initiatives

• NCBI User Services training alternative– Collaborated with CCMB– Bioinformatics workshops:

Field Guide, Powerscripting– Future: PubChem, Patents

• Development of bioinformatics library guide

Clinical and Translational Science Award Liaison

• CTSA Goals– Develop new methods to

clinical/translational research – Improve training and mentoring – Design clinical research

informatics tools – Assemble interdisciplinary teams – Forge new partnerships with

private and public health care organizations

• CTSA Liaison Librarian• Support Initiatives

– Infobuttons: drug resources, clinical trials– Portal– Curriculum committee

Partnerships• National Center for Integrative

Biomedical Informatics (CCMB)• Michigan Institute for Clinical and

Health Research (CTSA)• University Library• School of Information

– Community Informatics, Informatics, HCI – Practical Engagement Program– Projects

• Bioinformatics library guide• Gene name curation

– Extended collaboration• National Cancer Institute• Workshops using NCIBI tools, tutorials, user testing

• Taubman Medical Research Institute• Office of Technology Transfer• General Counsel

Future Goals

• Additional partnerships– Internal: Schools of Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health– External: Public health practice professionals, information

specialists

• Collaborative research– Funding– Grant applications– Integral team member– Citation analysis, research productivity

• Education– Curriculum integration– Workshops

Acknowledgements

• Health Sciences Libraries

• National Center for Integrative Biomedical InformaticsNIH Grant #U54-DA021519