Life science projects in Japan

2010/02/15

WebSite: http://togodb.biosciencedbc.jp/lsdb_project_en
HTTPS Site: https://dbarchive.biosciencedbc.jp/data/lsdb_project_en

This is the database of information concerning major life science projects in Japan, collected and compiled by the Database Center for Life Science.

README Content

  1. Database Component
  2. Data Description
  3. License
  4. Update History
  5. Literature
  6. Contact address

1. Database Component

  1. README
  2. Data of life science projects in Japan
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2. Data Description

2.1 README

Data name README
Description of data contents HTML file to describe "Life science projects in Japan" data.
File README_e.html(English)
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2.2 Data of life science projects in Japan

Data name Data of life science projects in Japan
Description of data contents

This is the database of information concerning major life science projects in Japan, collected and compiled by the Database Center for Life Science. Projects are categorized by presiding ministry, and you can check on the progress that each project release datasets to the public. The number of data entries is 47. Download file is CSV formatted and compressed in ZIP.

File lsdb_project_en.zip(56KB)
Data items are the following:
Data item Description (Reference information)
Project NameProject name
Implementing Ministry/AgencyThe ministry or agency implementing project
Start YearThe year when project started
End YearThe year when project ended
Budget AmountBudget amount of project
Major Researchers(sub-organ at the time)Major researchers(sub-organ at the time)
Major Features of Project(as compiled by DBCLS)Major features of project(as compiled by DBCLS)
Description of Project (by project participants)Description of project (by project participants)
Public Release StatusThe status of public release
Classification of Database Public Release StatusClassification of Database Public Release Status
 It combines the following 4 status.
 * Shared: You can download the whole data.
 * Publicly released: You can search data (but cannot download).
 * Shared within consortium: Data is shared only within consortium.
 * Blank: Public release status is unknown.
Public DatabasePublic released database
Data Download SiteData download site
WebsitePublic released website
Commercialization RelatedTopics about commercialization of project
ReportReports of project
Evaluation ReportEvaluation report of project
Other LiteraturesOther literatures about project
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3. License

The Standard License specifies the license terms regarding the use of this database and the requirements you must follow in using this database.
The Additional License specifies those items that are exceptionally permitted even though they are generally prohibited in the Standard License.

3.1 Standard License

The Standard License for this database is the license specified in the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan.
If you use data from this database, please be sure attribute this database as follows: "Life science projects in Japan, Copyright© 2008-2009 The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan".

The summary of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.1 Japan is found here.

With regard to this database, you are licensed to:

  1. freely access part or whole of this database, and acquire data;
  2. freely redistribute part or whole of the data from this database; and
  3. freely create and distribute database and other derivative works based on part or whole of the data from this database,

under the Standard License, as long as you comply with the following conditions:

  1. You must attribute this database in the manner specified by the author or licensor when distributing part or whole of this database or any derivative work.
  2. You must distribute any derivative work based on part or whole of the data from this database under this License.

3.2 Additional License

1. You must display this Additional License along with the Standard License when distributing any derivative work based on part of whole of the data from this database.

2. When you conduct research by using this database, and describe the research results in an article or paper, you always need to cite this database, and specify the name and URL of this database in the article or paper.

3.You need to contact the Licensor shown below to request a license for use of this database or any part thereof not licensed under the Standard License and the above Additional License.

Research Organization of Information and Systems
Database Center for Life Science

Faculty of Engineering Bldg.12
The University Of Tokyo
2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
113-0032
Tel: +81-3-5841-6754
FAX: +81-3-5841-8090
E-mail : info [at] dbcls [dot] rois [dot] ac [dot] jp

3.3 About Providing Links to This Database

You can freely provide links to all contents in this database. But, contents might be changed without notice.

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4. Update History

Date Update contents
2010/03/? "Life science projects in Japan" English archive site is opened.
2009/03/18 "Genome, post genome projects in Japan" (former name) English site(http://togodb.dbcls.jp/lsdb_project_en) is opened.
2008/04/03 "Genome, post genome projects in Japan" (former name) is released.
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5. Literature

6. Contact address

When you have any question about "Life science projects in Japan", contact the following:

Research Organization of Information and Systems
Database Center for Life Science

Faculty of Engineering Bldg.12
The University Of Tokyo
2-11-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
113-0032
Tel: +81-3-5841-6754
FAX: +81-3-5841-8090
E-mail : info [at] dbcls [dot] rois [dot] ac [dot] jp

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