OBO Academy: Training materials for bio-ontologists

Biomedical ontologies are widely available, with hundreds of ontologies under development, however, there is a lack of formal training on methods for ontology development, including best practices for how to create and edit ontologies, and the application of new tools and workflows. This presents a challenge for new and current ontologists to find and access training materials, and learn the methodology or hone existing skills. The OBO Academy provides open, online, self-paced training materials that aim to provide ongoing training for the ontology community on best practices in ontology development. The training materials cover a range of topics from basics like getting started in contributing to ontologies and editing in Protege, to more advanced materials that cover technical workflows such as using the Ontology Development Kit and ROBOT templates. The initial offering of materials is available online, and is under continuous development, and community feedback and contributions are welcomed (https://github.com/OBOAcademy/obook).