RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 TOWARDS COORDINATED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT OF CORE DATA RESOURCES FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 110825 DO 10.1101/110825 A1 W. Anderson A1 R. Apweiler A1 A. Bateman A1 G.A. Bauer A1 H. Berman A1 J.A. Blake A1 N. Blomberg A1 S.K. Burley A1 G. Cochrane A1 V. Di Francesco A1 T. Donohue A1 C. Durinx A1 A. Game A1 E.D. Green A1 T. Gojobori A1 P. Goodhand A1 A. Hamosh A1 H. Hermjakob A1 M. Kanehisa A1 R. Kiley A1 J. McEntyre A1 R. McKibbin A1 S. Miyano A1 B. Pauly A1 N. Perrimon A1 M.A. Ragan A1 G. Richards A1 Y-Y. Teo A1 M. Westerfield A1 E. Westhof A1 P.F. Lasko YR 2017 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/02/27/110825.abstract AB 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.