Cytoscape book discussion

Date: Friday, July 18, 2008

Description

Should we publish a co-authored book on Cytoscape and its role in exploring biological networks as a companion to 3.0 release?

We have been approached frequently to write book chapters on Cytoscape. But there is so much functionality to write about that it is hard to capture in a book chapter. At the same time, there appears to be a niche for a practitioner-oriented book on biological networks and their analysis, visualization, and integration with measurement data. A book on Cytoscape, co-authored and published in the time frame to be a companion to the 3.0 release, would serve a number of purposes:

1. a comprehensive and useful resource for the community of Cytoscape users and developers.
2. a comprehensive and useful resource for anyone who wanted to learn more about biological network analysis and visualization.
3. a way of broadening the user and developer base for Cytoscape.
4. a way to enhance Cytoscape's stature and visability.

Agenda

• Item 1
• Item 2

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