TY  - JOUR
A1  - Stabenau, Arne
A1  - McVicker, Graham
A1  - Melsopp, Craig
A1  - Proctor, Glenn
A1  - Clamp, Michele
A1  - Birney, Ewan
T1  - The Ensembl Core Software Libraries
Y1  - 2004/05/01 
JF  - Genome Research 
JO  - Genome Research 
SP  - 929 
EP  - 933 
DO  - 10.1101/gr.1857204 
VL  - 14 
IS  - 5 
UR  - http://genome.cshlp.org/content/14/5/929.abstract 
N2  - Systems for managing genomic data must store a vast quantity of information. Ensembl stores these data in several MySQL databases. The core software libraries provide a practical and effective means for programmers to access these data. By encapsulating the underlying database structure, the libraries present end users with a simple, abstract interface to a complex data model. Programs that use the libraries rather than SQL to access the data are unaffected by most schema changes. The architecture of the core software libraries, the schema, and the factors influencing their design are described. All code and data are freely available. 
ER  -