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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
RightField: Embedding ontology annotation in spreadsheets
Bioinformatics, Volume 27, No. 14, Article btr312, Year 2011
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Motivation: In the Life Sciences, guidelines, checklists and ontologies describing what metadata is required for the interpretation and reuse of experimental data are emerging. Data producers, however, may have little experience in the use of such standards and require tools to support this form of data annotation. Results: RightField is an open source application that provides a mechanism for embedding ontology annotation support for Life Science data in Excel spreadsheets. Individual cells, columns or rows can be restricted to particular ranges of allowed classes or instances from chosen ontologies. The RightField-enabled spreadsheet presents selected ontology terms to the users as a simple drop-down list, enabling scientists to consistently annotate their data. The result is 'semantic annotation by stealth', with an annotation process that is less error-prone, more efficient, and more consistent with community standards. © The Author 2011. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wolstencroft, Katy J.
Unknown Affiliation
Owen, Stuart
Unknown Affiliation
Krebs, Olga
Germany, Heidelberg
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies Hits Gmbh
Mueller, Wolfgang
Germany, Heidelberg
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies Hits Gmbh
Snoep, Jacky L.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Du Preez, Franco B.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Goble, Carole Anne
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 79
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/bioinformatics/btr312
ISSN:
14602059