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The present situation regarding data for astronomy and astrophysics is dominated by two factors: large increase of data and better accessibility, mainly due to the existence of data centres. An attempt to centralize the information of plate vaults is also presented.

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Hauck, B. (1982). Data in Astronomy. In: Jaschek, C., Heintz, W. (eds) Automated Data Retrieval in Astronomy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7858-4_40

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