This article describes a planning process for the development of bioinformatics education and information services in an academic health sciences library. The project's five goals were to:(1) understand the changing environment for information related to bioinformatics;(2) understand the information needs of faculty whose work involves bioinformatics;(3) explore potential service offerings;(4) anticipate factors influencing the implementation of new services; and (5) envision strategies for recruiting and training ...