Abstract
The VGN Searchable Core Facility Database (http://vgn.uvm.edu/corefacilities) is a directory of Core Facilities primarily focused on North America but with entries from around the world. It is a tool intended to foster collaboration and assist cores in growing their user base and providing networking opportunities. It is populated with Core Facilities that have voluntarily listed themselves and would like to be contacted by researchers and other core facilities for potential collaborations. Benefits: Allows researchers to locate resources needed for their studies; Provides a channel for facilities to collaborate; and Facilitates cores to reach financial sustainability. Researchers are able to perform searches online by service offerings, location, association, and key phrases to find a facility that will best meet their needs. Information listed for individual cores include: short description of core, contact name, email, address, services offered, hyperlink to website, equipment, and date of last revision of information. The data can be exported to an excel readable XML file. The database currently lists 292 cores, representing 39 states plus DC, 104 institutions, and 10 associations.