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NEW THIS WEEK (updated August 31, 2007)
diaNet
Linkoping University Electronic Press
National Bureau of Economic Research
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 1:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

CROSSREF INDICATORS (August 31, 2007)

Total no. participating publishers & societies 2,432
% of non-profit publishers 64%
Total no. participating libraries 1,258
No. journals covered 18,903
No. DOIs registered to date 28,533,409
No. DOIs deposited in previous month 819,054
No. DOIs retrieved (matched references) in previous month 4,468,502
DOI resolutions (end-user clicks) in previous month 13,632,997

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 1:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

As of September 7, 2007 the OpenURL resolver will require users to have an account and to supply their login credentials in the 'pid' or 'req_dat' parameters.

Example:

http://www.crossref.org/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:doi/10.1103/PhysRev.47.777&req_dat=username:password

http://www.crossref.org/openurl?pid=username:password&id=doi:10.1103/PhysRev.47.777

CrossRef members may use their system account. Others may click here to obtain an OpenURL account.

For further information please visit: http://www.crossref.org/openurl_info.html

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 9:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest additions to the CrossRef members' list can be viewed by clicking here
http://www.crossref.org/01company/new_members.html

NEW THIS WEEK (updated August 22, 2007)
Poultry Science Association
Tobacco Science

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:15 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest stats on CrossRef activity have been posted at
http://www.crossref.org/01company/crossref_indicators.html

CROSSREF INDICATORS (August 24, 2007)

Total no. participating publishers & societies 2,427
% of non-profit publishers 64%
Total no. participating libraries 1,258
No. journals covered 18,869
No. DOIs registered to date 28,476,461
No. DOIs deposited in previous month 819,054
No. DOIs retrieved (matched references) in previous month 4,468,502
DOI resolutions (end-user clicks) in previous month 13,632,997

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:09 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

In the latest review from Peter's Digital Reference Shelf Peter Jacso reviews SpringerLink and includes a very positive mention of how CrossRef Forward Linking has been used in the site:

"I am particularly pleased with the fact that SpringerLink makes good use of the ever-growing CrossRef database to find documents which cite the ones you are looking at...Once again, the list of cited references (not just the citedness score) is available not only for subscribers, but also for plain vanilla users - which deserves my awe. As I am writing this, CrossRef has 28.3 million Digital Object Identifier (DOI) links which has great potential for getting trustworthy citedness data instead of the often senseless, much deflated citedness scores dispensed by Google Scholar..."

The example article that shows Forward Linking in action on SpringerLink is from Scientometrics - doi:10.1007/BF02129596. Look at the right side of the screen under "Referenced By".

The review summary also mentions "the splendid PROLA archive of the American Physical Society" and how it uses CrossRef Forward Linking and says that "[SpringerLink] is an important example for other publishers that will also use CrossRef to offer search options based on cited and citing references."

Posted by Ed Pentz at 9:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dear Members,

Ed Pentz, Executive Director (epentz@crossref.org) and Geoffrey Bilder, Director of Strategic Initiatives (gbilder@crossref.org) will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair for CrossRef at stand 4.2 J434. We are very interested in meeting with CrossRef members to to make sure you are taking full advantage of your CrossRef membership and to discuss existing and new CrossRef services including Forward Linking, Simple Text Queries, CrossCheck, author identification and other strategic initiatives. Appointments are available on a first come first served basis so please email us to set one up.

Regards,
Ed and Geoff

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 12:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest additions to the CrossRef members' list can be viewed by clicking here
http://www.crossref.org/01company/new_members.html

NEW THIS WEEK (updated August 20, 2007)
Botanic Garden & Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem BGBM
Tethys, Journal of Weather & Climate of the Western Mediterranean
University of Wisconsin Press
Walsh Medical Media, LLC

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:55 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest stats on CrossRef activity have been posted at
http://www.crossref.org/01company/crossref_indicators.html

CROSSREF INDICATORS (August 20, 2007)

Total no. participating publishers & societies 2,414
% of non-profit publishers 64%
Total no. participating libraries 1,257
No. journals covered 18,851
No. DOIs registered to date 28,410,044
No. DOIs deposited in previous month 819,054
No. DOIs retrieved (matched references) in previous month 4,468,502
DOI resolutions (end-user clicks) in previous month 13,632,997

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest additions to the CrossRef members' list can be viewed by clicking here
http://www.crossref.org/01company/new_members.html

NEW THIS WEEK (updated August 10, 2007)
Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk (UFN) Journal

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 5:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest stats on CrossRef activity have been posted at
http://www.crossref.org/01company/crossref_indicators.html

CROSSREF INDICATORS (August 10, 2007)

Total no. participating publishers & societies 2,410
% of non-profit publishers 64%
Total no. participating libraries 1,256
No. journals covered 18,806
No. DOIs registered to date 28,306,479
No. DOIs deposited in previous month 819,054
No. DOIs retrieved (matched references) in previous month 4,468,502
DOI resolutions (end-user clicks) in previous month 13,632,997

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:58 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

At its recent quarterly meeting the board made a number of important decisions. As of August 1, 2007 the Backfile Deposit Fee will go down to $0.12 until the end of 2008. This is a 30% decrease from the current $0.17 and we hope this reduction will encourage even more backfile deposits. For more information on fees please visit: http://www.crossref.org/02publishers/20pub_fees.html

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:11 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest additions to the CrossRef members' list can be viewed by clicking here
http://www.crossref.org/01company/new_members.html

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The latest stats on CrossRef activity have been posted at
http://www.crossref.org/01company/crossref_indicators.html

CROSSREF INDICATORS (August 01, 2007)

Total no. participating publishers & societies 2,407
% of non-profit publishers 64%
Total no. participating libraries 1,254
No. journals covered 18,747
No. DOIs registered to date 28,189,146
No. DOIs deposited in previous month 819,054
No. DOIs retrieved (matched references) in previous month 4,468,502
DOI resolutions (end-user clicks) in previous month n/a

Posted by Anna Tolwinska at 4:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)