Providing web servers and training in bioinformatics: 2010 update on the bioinformatics links directory

Abstract

The Links Directory at Bioinformatics.ca continues its collaboration with Nucleic Acids Res.earch to jointly publish and compile a freely accessible, online collection of tools, databases and resource materials for bioinformatics and molecular biology research. The July 2010 Web Server issue of Nucleic Acids Res.earch adds an additional 115 web server tools and 7 updates to the directory at http://bioinformatics.ca/links_directory /, bringing the total number of servers listed close to an impressive 1500 links. The Bioinformatics Links Directory rep-resents an excellent community resource for locating bioinformatic tools and databases to aid one's research, and in this context bioinformatic education needs and initiatives are discussed. A complete list of all links featured in this Nucleic Acids Res.earch 2010 Web Server issue can be accessed online at http://bioinformatics.ca/links_ directory/narweb2010/. The 2010 update of the Bioinformatics Links Directory, which includes the Web Server list and summaries, is also available online at the Nucleic Acids Res.earch website, http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/. © The Author(s) 2010. Published by Oxford University Press.