@misc{10481/62640, year = {2011}, month = {11}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/62640}, abstract = {Using an open-access distribution model, the Crystallography Open Database (COD, http://www.crystallography.net) collects all known ‘small molecule / small to medium sized unit cell’ crystal structures and makes them available freely on the Internet. As of today, the COD has aggregated ∼150 000 structures, offering basic search capabilities and the possibility to download the whole database, or parts thereof using a variety of standard open communication protocols. A newly developed website provides capabilities for all registered users to deposit published and so far unpublished structures as personal communications or pre-publication depositions. Such a setup enables extension of the COD database by many users simultaneously. This increases the possibilities for growth of the COD database, and is the first step towards establishing a world wide Internet-based collaborative platform dedicated to the collection and curation of structural knowledge.}, organization = {Research Council of Lithuania MIP-124/2010}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, title = {Crystallography Open Database (COD): an open-access collection of crystal structures and platform for world-wide collaboration}, doi = {10.1093/nar/gkr900}, author = {Gražulis, Saulius and Quirós Olozábal, Miguel}, }