The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) was founded on a passionately held belief that collective use of data would lead to the discovery of new knowledge which transcends the results of individual experiments. Deposition and curation processes as well as the cultivation of good data sharing practices in the community have enabled that vision to come to fruition. The database is now used extensively in education as well as in industry particularly as part of drug development and materials design.<br/>As a proponent of the FAIR data principles, the CCDC has developed a workflow for datasets deposited at the CCDC which seeks to promote these guiding principles by enabling depositors to provide information which renders the datasets more Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. A related aspect of our recent work in this area has been to help educate others on the value of good data practices. As a non-profit organisation the CCDC has always had a keen interest in developing material to help others to use structural data to teach both chemical concepts and crystallography. More recently we have realised that we also need to use our position as a domain specific repository to engage students and researchers worldwide on best practices when it comes to data sharing too.<br/>This presentation will highlight some of our recent activities in this area including the generation of new deposition guidelines and preservation policies through to our involvement in schools and workshops worldwide. We will share what we have learnt from our experiences and look at what more could be done to increase engagement from an early stage in the career of a researcher.<br/>

Cultivating good data practices: Perspective from a structural database

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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