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Next Generation XAFS Data Library

This page is a Work-in-Progress Proposal for how to build a ''Next Generation XAFS Data Library'' The main idea is to allow XAFS Data Library that

1. facilitate the exchange XAFS spectra, particularly on model compounds, such as found in Model Compound Libraries.
2. store and manage multiple spectra, but still easily export to plain ASCII files.
3. allow users to have public and private libraries of spectra.
4. make it easy to share sets of XAFS spectra.

To date, there have been several Web-based Databases. While these all organize XAFS spectra on model compounds, they all have shortcomings such as incomplete data, difficulty of adding new data, and incompatible formats.

The aim here is to create a way to store multiple XAFS spectra in a manner that can be used within dedicated applications and embedded into existing data processing software with minimal effort. This will also alleviate many of the problems associated with the current databases.

• Motivation
• Implementation Overview
• Tables and Database Schema