The objective of this volume of Methods in Molecular Biology on Structural Proteomics: High-throughput methods is to provide readers with a current view of all aspects of the 'pipeline' that takes protein targets to structures and how these have been optimised. This is the first book of protocols to cover techniques in a new and emerging field. The volume includes chapters describing, in-depth, the individual steps in the Structural Genomics pipeline, as well as less detailed overviews of individual Structural Genomics initiatives. The readers are encouraged to access further details on the methodologies in on-line resources and in the cited literature. We emphasize that most methods are as amenable to small laboratories as to large consortia, and do not require major investments in facilities. It is hoped that this volume will help smaller laboratories establish some of the high-throughput techniques.