title: How to make deposition of images a reality.
abstract: The IUCr Diffraction Data Deposition Working Group is investigating the rationale and policies for routine deposition of diffraction images (and other primary experimental data sets). An information-management framework is described that should inform policy directions, and some of the technical and other issues that need to be addressed in an effort to achieve such a goal are analysed. In the near future, routine data deposition could be encouraged at one of the growing number of institutional repositories that accept data sets or at a generic data-publishing web repository service. To realise all of the potential benefits of depositing diffraction data, specialized archives would be preferable. Funding such an initiative will be challenging.
authors.affiliation: School of Molecular Bioscience, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: J Mitchell
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Guss
authors.affiliation: International Union of Crystallography, 5 Abbey Square, Chester CH1 2HU, England.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McMahon
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D066289:Data Curation / Q000379:methods*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D030562:Databases, Protein; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D020407:Internet; D012958:Societies, Scientific; D017356:Synchrotrons; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000379:methods*
keywords: data deposition