Barcode of Life Data Systems: BOLDS main resource (81) DwCA

http://www.boldsystems.org/. The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD), is a web platform that provides an integrated environment for the assembly and use of DNA barcode data. It delivers an online database for collection and management of specimen, distributional, and molecular data as well as analytical tools to support their validation. Over the past few years, BOLD has grown to become a powerful online workbench and the central informatics hub of the DNA barcoding community. BOLD is freely available to any researcher with interests in DNA Barcoding. By providing specialized services, it aids in the publication of records that meet the standards needed to gain BARCODE designation in the global sequence databases. Because of its web-based delivery and flexible data security model, it is also well positioned to support projects that involve broad research alliances.

http://www.boldsystems.org/。生命条形码数据系统（Barcode of Life Data Systems，BOLD）是为DNA条形码（DNA barcode）数据的整合与利用提供一体化环境的网络平台。该系统搭载在线数据库，用于标本、分布及分子数据的采集与管理，同时配备可辅助上述数据验证的分析工具。历经数年发展，BOLD已成长为功能强大的在线工作台，同时成为DNA条形码研究共同体的核心信息枢纽。任何关注DNA条形码研究的科研人员均可免费使用BOLD。通过提供专业化服务，该系统可助力符合全球序列数据库条形码标识（BARCODE）标准的记录顺利发表。依托其基于网络的部署模式与灵活的数据安全架构，BOLD同样能够胜任涉及广泛研究联盟的各类项目。