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TAIR was funded by NSF from 1999 through 2013, but it no longer has grant funding. The staff of TAIR has organized a new nonprofit entity, Phoenix Bioinformatics, to find a sustainable business model for TAIR without losing its fundamental role as a community database.
Researchers at academic / nonprofit institutions
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When will I need a subscription?
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Mostly likely this is because you are accessing TAIR from a site other than at your home institution. If this is the case, you will need to access TAIR via the proxy system for your institution (e.g. EZ proxy). Please consult your library for information on how to adjust your browser proxy settings.
Researchers at companies
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When will I need a subscription?
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You will lose access to all TAIR pages on December 15, 2013.
Librarians
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How is TAIR different from bibliographic databases like PubMed, BIOSIS, etc?
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We use Google Analytics to track the number of visits to TAIR from each instititution. A visit is a series of pages accessed by one visitor. One visit can include one or more TAIR pages accessed from the same computer, and the visit ends when the visitor leaves the TAIR website or is inactive for 30 minutes or more. The total number of visits from an institution over the previous year (September 1 - August 31) is used to set the subscription price for the following year. Please contact us for the TAIR usage from your institution.
Teachers
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What are my subscription options?
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