02653nam 2200625Ia 450 991045037690332120200520144314.01-280-81310-597866108131000-8157-9754-0(CKB)1000000000031489(EBL)273552(OCoLC)476016614(SSID)ssj0000111979(PQKBManifestationID)11142622(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000111979(PQKBWorkID)10085728(PQKB)10697992(MiAaPQ)EBC273552(OCoLC)57586712(MdBmJHUP)muse13313(Au-PeEL)EBL273552(CaPaEBR)ebr10077279(CaONFJC)MIL81310(EXLCZ)99100000000003148920040913d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBiological resource centers[electronic resource] knowledge hubs for the life sciences /Scott Stern1st ed.Washington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20041 online resource (140 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-8149-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-122) and index.Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Evolution and Adaptation: A Short History of Biological Resource Centers; 3. Climbing atop the Shoulders of Giants: BRCs as Cumulative Knowledge Hubs; 4. A Penny for Your Quotes? The Impact of BRCs on Life Sciences Research; 5. Policy Challenges and Principles: Implications for BRC Stakeholders; 6. Future Challenges; Appendix A: Econometric Results; Appendix B: Biological Resource Centers: Policy Implications for Stakeholder Communities; References; IndexBiological resource centres (BRCs) collect, certify and distribute organisms for use in research and in the development of commercial products. This text looks at the impact of BRCs through their role in facilitating cumulative knowledge in the life sciences and their roles as knowledge hubs.Biological resource centersBiologyResearchElectronic books.Biological resource centers.BiologyResearch.338.064570/.72Stern Scott1969-874549MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450376903321Biological resource centers2105651UNINA