TY - JOUR
AU - Philip, Bourne
AB -  The differences, or otherwise, between biological databases and journals is an important question to consider as we ponder the future dissemination and impact of science. If databases and journals remain discrete, our methods of assimilating information will change relatively little in the years to come. On the other hand, if databases and journals become more integrated, the way we do science could change significantly. As both Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Computational Biology and Codirector of the Protein Data Bank (PDB), one of the oldest and widely used data resources in molecular biology, the question is particularly pertinent. Here, I give my perspective on what could and, I believe, should happen in the future. My vision is that a traditional biological journal will become just one part of various biological data resources as the scientific knowledge in published papers is stored and used more like a database. Conversely, the scientific literature will seamlessly provide annotation of records in the biological databases. Imagine reading a description of an active site of a biological molecule in a paper, being able to access immediately the atomic coordinates specifically for that active site, and then using a tool to explore the intricate set of 
TI - Will a Biological Database Be Different from a Biological Journal?
JF - PLoS Computational Biology
DO - 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0010034
DA - 2005-08-26
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/public-library-of-science-plos-journal/will-a-biological-database-be-different-from-a-biological-journal-6v0KcIgXWe
VL - 1
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -