Hi! On 4 June 2013 07:45, N Juty <juty@ebi.ac.uk> wrote: > The GO abbreviations and cross-referencing list is one of a few possible > lists that could be used, but there would be overlap and inconsistencies in > coverage and namespace assignments, especially when using more than one > such list to bridge any gaps. [...] True. Perhaps we should consider supporting multiple such lists? Assuming that there is no silver bullet, it might be a good compromise to optionally support such abbreviation/prefix lists. A lot of these lists are also 'static', with no real way to add new > information. > You can contact the list's maintainers. They especially ask for that. I leave it open how convenient this method of communication is though... > If we went down the route of a global 'authority', I would hope > Identifiers.org would be a good candidate; [...] I agree. I still think it would be good to keep other possible solutions at hand though, because it might otherwise look like we are pursuing vested interests. Joachim
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