Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!uunet!bionet!rutgers!orstcs!bionette!kramerj From: kramerj@bionette.CS.ORST.EDU (Jack Kramer - CMBL) Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.genbank Subject: Re: genbank update cycle and submitted data lag time Message-ID: <7698@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> Date: 2 Dec 88 22:12:47 GMT References: <8811201524.AA03358@intron.lanl.gov> Sender: usenet@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU Reply-To: kramerj@bionette.UUCP (Jack Kramer - CMBL) Organization: Oregon State University - CMBL Lines: 28 I have been working with many molecular biologists for several years doing much of their computer work. I often get complaints on the interval of time between the publication of a paper and inclusion of a contained sequence in the database. Most often, when I ask if they submitted the sequence to the database, the response is that they didn't have time to fill out the form or didn't think it was necessary. "It was published, why shouldn't everyone rush to take care of this most important sequence?" I think this may be the most common reason for the gap between publication and availability. Both Dave and Christian were too kind to scold complainers in this class. The original publication does not always have all the information that should be included in the database. Even when it does, it can take an unreasonable amount of time to decipher many of the papers. Prompt submission of all the required data directly to the correct location would probably alleviate any rational basis for dissatisfaction with the delays. I would like to relay the thanks from several hundred biologists at Oregon State University, who have benefited from the excellent work that has been and is being done by the molecular database staffs. Handling only the volume of data submitted properly, I'm sure calls for much effort beyond the normal. And then much is done even beyond that. THANKS!!!!!! Jack Kramer Computational Molecular Biology Laboratory Oregon State University