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Developed web services

This page introduces web services that developed and provided directly by NBDC.
For information on web services that have changed operating entity, see the 'Web services that the operating entity has changed' page.

Integbio Database Catalog

https://integbio.jp/dbcatalog/?lang=en

The Integbio Database Catalog collects and publishes information on domestic and international databases in the life sciences.
Information about the publishing, updating or closing of databases is not always announced in research papers, so searching the literature alone is insufficient for comprehending trends in research fields. This service compiles summary information (recorded species, URL, whether batch downloadis possible and corresponding URLs, etc.) on more than 2,541 databases (as of Jul 2022) and ensures the information is permanently available for comprehensive search and browsing.
Since 2017, we have been collaborating with FAIRsharing.org to exchange database information and improve its comprehensiveness.

External presentations, etc.

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Life Science Database Cross Search

https://dbsearch.biosciencedbc.jp/?lang=en

Life Science Database Cross Search is a service that enables users to conduct cross searches of various different databases. A user can use it to batch check how the name of a particular gene or species was mentioned in domestic patents and databases over the world. More than 242 databases (as of Jul 2022) are searched with this service, and more are being progressively added.
Even though this service is specialized for life sciences, the covered research fields are diverse. Furthermore, the management organizations and locations of searched databases differ. Therefore, to enable cross searching this service carries out sharing of index data for searching and development of common search specifications with the management organizations of databases. We are also continuously making improvements in both the back end (improved calculation methods for page rank scores, adjustments based on the search log, etc.) and the front end (providing examples of search keywords, addition of search history saving function, etc.) in order to provide search results that match the intention of the viewer.

The database information searched using this service is managed and operated jointly with the following services:

External presentations, etc.

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Life Science Database Archive

https://dbarchive.biosciencedbc.jp/index-e.html

The Life Science Database Archive makes available to the public a variety of datasets produced by domestic and international researchers based on submissions from the producers of the data. We store research data, which is a shared asset for the human race, stably over the long term and keep it available to the public in a form in which it can be reused widely.
In addition to being available for bulk download, datasets can be simply viewed or searched using a browser.
With this service, we carry out the following initiatives in order to make it a model case for research data storage, sharing and publication:

  1. Provision of descriptions (metadata) of datasets in a unified format,
  2. Display of easy-to-understand terms of use using Creative Commons,
  3. Curation to provide formats and expressions that are easier for third parties to understand after careful examination of the research data by NBDC staff and consultation with the depositor when a dataset is deposited
  4. Addition of DOI to each dataset.

External presentations, etc.

Introductory video

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