Reciprocal Net

The Reciprocal Net is a distributed database used by research crystallographers to store information about molecular structures; much of the data is available to the general public. The Reciprocal Net project is still under development. Currently, there are 18 participating crystallography laboratories online. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and part of the National Science Digital Library. The contents of this collection will come principally from structures contributed by participating crystallography laboratories, thus providing a means for teachers, students, and the general public to connect better with current chemistry research. The Reciprocal Net's emphasis is on obtaining structures of general interest and usefulness to those several classes of digital library users.

互易网是一种分布式数据库，被研究晶体学家用以存储有关分子结构的信息；其中大部分数据对公众开放。互易网项目仍在持续开发之中。目前，已有18个晶体学实验室在线参与。该项目由美国国家科学基金会（NSF）资助，并构成国家科学数字图书馆的一部分。本集合的内容主要来源于参与晶体学实验室贡献的结构，从而为教师、学生及公众提供一个与当前化学研究更紧密联系的平台。互易网着重于收集对多个数字图书馆用户群体普遍感兴趣且具有实用价值之结构。