[Cod-bugs] Interview for C&EN Magazine

[Saulius Gražulis]

Dear Armel, dear Dalmeet,

thanks, Armel, for forwarding me the request. Yes, indeed, I can give a 
comprehensive overview about the COD data curation policies and explain 
the way how fraudulent (or otherwise retracted) structures are handled 
in the COD. In short – they are retracted, leaving the indication that 
the particular COD ID is no longer valid.

The only (slight) problem for me is that I can not hand out interviews 
on such a short notice, my 22nd of June is fully booked already.

I could meet you on Zoom (if you send me a link) or on Jitsy (if you 
would like me to provide you a link) on the following slots:

- Friday, 23rd of June, 14:00 EEST (11:00 GMT);
- Thursday, 2023-06-29, in the morning (10:00–12:00 EEST, 07:00–10:00 GMT);
- Friday , 2023-06-3, in the morning (10:00–12:00 EEST, 07:00–10:00 GMT).

Which time slot would be possible for you? If none is suitable, what 
would be your nearest possible dates?

Sincerely yours,
Saulius

On 2023-06-22 09:44, le Bail Armel wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have transmitted your query to the current head of the COD,
>
> Saulius Grazulis :
>
> <grazulis at ibt.lt> <mailto:grazulis at ibt.lt>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Armel Le Bail
>
>
> Le 2023-06-22 00:12, Dalmeet Singh a écrit :
>
>> Dear Dr Le Bail,
>> I hope you're well.
>> My name is Dalmeet Singh Chawla and I'm a science journalist based in 
>> London, UK.
>> I'm writing an article for C&EN Magazine 
>> <https://cen.acs.org/index.html> about fake crystal structures, which 
>> led to CCDC issuing expressions of concern for these structures from 
>> its website: 
>> https://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/support-and-resources/support/case/?caseid=819cfd76-c25d-40a2-ac9b-b4cf20d775a7
>> I understand you run the database COD. I'd like to ask you more about 
>> your curation process, how you weed out fake crystal structures, what 
>> you think of the CCDC issuing expressions of concerns.
>> Are you available for a Zoom call about this at some point tomorrow 
>> (Thursday 22nd June)? What time works for you?
>> Once you confirm the time, I'll send over the Zoom details.
>> Thanks in advance!
>> All the best,
>>
>> *Dalmeet Singh Chawla*
>> Freelance Science Journalist
>> Private Mathematics Tutor
>> London, United Kingdom
>> Science Communication MSc
>> Twitter: @DalmeetS <https://twitter.com/DalmeetS>
>> Subscribe for free: www.dalmeets.com <http://www.dalmeets.com/>
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