TY - JOUR T1 - Towards Coordinated International Support of Core Data Resources for the Life Sciences JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/110825 SP - 110825 AU - W. Anderson AU - R. Apweiler AU - A. Bateman AU - G.A. Bauer AU - H. Berman AU - J.A. Blake AU - N. Blomberg AU - S.K. Burley AU - G. Cochrane AU - V. Di Francesco AU - T. Donohue AU - C. Durinx AU - A. Game AU - E.D. Green AU - T. Gojobori AU - P. Goodhand AU - A. Hamosh AU - H. Hermjakob AU - M. Kanehisa AU - R. Kiley AU - J. McEntyre AU - R. McKibbin AU - S. Miyano AU - B. Pauly AU - N. Perrimon AU - M.A. Ragan AU - G. Richards AU - Y-Y. Teo AU - M. Westerfield AU - E. Westhof AU - P.F. Lasko Y1 - 2017/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/04/27/110825.abstract N2 - On November 18-19, 2016, the Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) hosted a meeting of senior managers of key data resources and leaders of several major funding organizations to discuss the challenges associated with sustaining biological and biomedical (i.e., life sciences) data resources and associated infrastructure. A strong consensus emerged from the group that core data resources for the life sciences should be supported through a coordinated international effort(s) that better ensure long-term sustainability and that appropriately align funding with scientific impact. Ideally, funding for such data resources should allow for access at no charge, as is presently the usual (and preferred) mechanism. Below, the rationale for this vision is described, and some important considerations for developing a new international funding model to support core data resources for the life sciences are presented. ER -