The portal is designed for librarians working in research organizations that generate, share, store and/or use data for basic scientific research in the health, biological, and physical sciences. Bringing together resources on education, outreach and collaboration, current practices and e-science news—the portal provides librarians with the tools, knowledge and skills to effectively participate in networked science. A collaborative project devoted to educating science and medical librarians on e-Science. initiated at the University of Massachusetts Medical School through funding from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Content for the portal is contributed by a dedicated team of subject specialists from diverse New England research libraries. e-Science news, events, projects, and tutorials. The e-Science portal is a resource for librarians to learn about and discuss: e-Science and its impact on librarianship and domain sciences that use e-Science techniques.
The Great Plains Network Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Group is a cooperative undertaking of member Great Plains Network universities. The group seek to use existing programs and regional initiatives to advance educational and research objectives at the intersection of biology and computer science.