[EP-underground] Crystalography Data in EPrints

I've just noticed this post... We've got a very similar project at=20
Southampton - to create an archive of crystalography data which can by=20
harvested by the OAI system. Both in normal boring DC and some=20
crystal-specific schema we are yet to decide on. (which would contain=20
A,B,C,Alpha,Gamma etc)

It's still being developed but it's  a neat idea. Perhaps when it's up=20
and running you'll be able to automatically extract CIF files from=20
it... or at least the summary thereof.

The intention is that this archive will hold every stage of the data=20
not just the CIF


On 6 Feb 2004, at 13:06, Armel Le Bail wrote:

>
>> In comparing content, there will, however, be a need to distinguish=20
>> between simple bibliographic records and records with full text=20
>> attached where an archive is also serving as a publications listing.=20
>> In addition, some  bibliographic records may also link to open access=20
>> text although they are not deposited in an archive.
>
> Access may also be opened to specific data from publications.
> Entries containing also the complete reference. For instance
> this is the case of the COD (Crystallography Open Database),
> gathering atomic coordinates of crystal structures, new in the
> eprint archives : http://www.crystallography.net/
> Just one problem with this database, very few of the > 20000
> crystallographers dare to send their data, though all of them
> submit their texts to the editors who transmit the crystal data to
> commercial databases, some of them extremely expensive.
> We expect that crystallographers will have the reflex to send
> their crystal data to COD just at the time they send their
> manuscripts to either eprints or paper journals. The additional
> effort is close to zero.
>
> Best,
>
> Armel Le Bail
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