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Your proposal should include the following information:
Title Information
Subject discipline (Spectroscopy, Thermodynamics, Bioinformatics)
Tentative title (and subtitle, if any)
Author's name
Position and affiliation
Mailing address
Work phone
Fax
Email
If necessary, may we call you at home?
Home phone
Coauthor's name
Position and affiliation
Mailing address
Work phone
Fax
Email
If necessary, may we call you at home?
Home phone
Type of database (mass spectra, organic chemical reactions, protein sequences)
Product Information
Overview:
Include a brief description of the database and overall objective.
Describe exactly what the database will be about. What will there be about
your selection, organization, or treatment of the subject that will make the
users buy the database?
Market need:
Address why there is a need for the proposed database. What has
caused this information need? Have there been changes in the authoritative
pronouncements or application in this field to cause a need for the proposed
database? Is there a gap in the existing database collections that
needs to be filled?
Market Information
Primary market:
Indicate those audiences (e.g., corporate research and production, academic research,
graduate students, professionals) that need this material. Be as specific as possible.
Secondary market:
List those groups with an occasional need for this material
Sources:
Please list in order of importance the companies, professional societies and
organizations and professional or trade publications whose respective members
would be the most likely subscribers to the proposed database.
Frequency of Updates
How frequently will your database be updated and how many records will be issued with
an update?
Database Information
Database record:
What does a database record contain (chemical structure/biological data,
chemical reaction/physical data)? Give a detailed description about type and number
of properties.
Content:
How many records are contained?
Data format:
In what format can the data be made available (ASCII, structure as molfile,
proprietary binary formats)?
Timetable
Please provide your best estimate for completing and delivering the final
database.
Contributing authors:
If there will be authors preparing other portions of the database, provide their names
and a brief bio.
If available, please enclose a sample record. If you have published other databases,
attach a list of those materials.
Competition
What databases compete with or are similar to the one you propose? What are their
weaknesses and strengths? In what ways will your database be superior? Provide as
much data on competitive products as possible (publisher, date written, price,
page length, etc.).
