Sammendrag
EDAM is an ontology widely used to describe bioinformatics resources (tools, databases, workflows, training, etc.). However, the exploration of the ontology itself by users who might not be ontology experts remains sub-optimal, with most of the usual interfaces being either too complex, too slow, or too generic.
Here we present EDAM Browser, which lets users explore EDAM with an interface tailored to its structure and properties. The features of this ontology browser are focused on the needs of EDAM's end-users, who search and explore the ontology to find or annotate bioinformatics resources.
A unique feature of EDAM Browser is the visualization of all "positions" of a selected concept in the full ontology "tree" (DAG), with all paths to the root highlighted. One of EDAM Browser's main added values is the aggregated search across various registries (e.g. bio.tools, TeSS, BioSphere), and its speed.
The lightweight architecture makes it easy to download and run EDAM Browser on any server or personal computer, either as a local HTML file or on a web server. EDAM Browser has also been used for other ontologies, and making the reuse smoother and more usable is part of the ongoing work. Contributions are welcome!
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