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. 2010 Jul;38(Web Server issue):W677-82.
doi: 10.1093/nar/gkq429. Epub 2010 May 25.

myExperiment: a repository and social network for the sharing of bioinformatics workflows

Carole A Goble  1 , Jiten Bhagat, Sergejs Aleksejevs, Don Cruickshank, Danius Michaelides, David Newman, Mark Borkum, Sean Bechhofer, Marco Roos, Peter Li, David De Roure
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myExperiment: a repository and social network for the sharing of bioinformatics workflows

Carole A Goble et al. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

myExperiment (http://www.myexperiment.org) is an online research environment that supports the social sharing of bioinformatics workflows. These workflows are procedures consisting of a series of computational tasks using web services, which may be performed on data from its retrieval, integration and analysis, to the visualization of the results. As a public repository of workflows, myExperiment allows anybody to discover those that are relevant to their research, which can then be reused and repurposed to their specific requirements. Conversely, developers can submit their workflows to myExperiment and enable them to be shared in a secure manner. Since its release in 2007, myExperiment currently has over 3500 registered users and contains more than 1000 workflows. The social aspect to the sharing of these workflows is facilitated by registered users forming virtual communities bound together by a common interest or research project. Contributors of workflows can build their reputation within these communities by receiving feedback and credit from individuals who reuse their work. Further documentation about myExperiment including its REST web service is available from http://wiki.myexperiment.org. Feedback and requests for support can be sent to bugs@myexperiment.org.

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A screenshot of the workflows web page showing (A) the number of workflows written in different languages, (B) a cloud of popular tags used to describe workflows and (C) the latest workflows submitted to myExperiment. Panels on the right hand side of web pages in myExperiment are used to (D) upload new workflows and digital documents, create new groups and (E) access content associated with the registered user.
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