The collaborative computing project in biosequence and structure analysis (CCPII) was established to foster bioinformatics in the broad community and the UK research community in particular. A World-Wide Web site called 'The Bioinformatics Resource' has been created containing a comprehensive set of information resources of use to the bioinformatician. The activities of CCPII are complementary to other providers of molecular biology information such as the BIOSCI electronic communication forum, which was established to facilitate communication between professionals in the biological sciences.