The Sci-tech Information Industry: Changes, Challenges and the CAS Response Presented by Michael Walsh Manager of International Marketing Operations Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) September 2004

CAS is a Free-Standing Division of the American Chemical Society the world’s largest scientific society 125 year-old, not-for-profit, learned society 163,000 members worldwide based in Washington, D.C. a mission to further chemical knowledge and support the practice of chemistry

My topics for today Challenges in the Sci-tech information industry today CAS strategies to meet these challenges

The world’s digital, information landscape is changing Some people might feel a little threatened.

Virus and Worm Attacks Have Heightened Security Concerns

Even Traditional Manufacturers Are Forced to Emphasize Digital Products

Will Even Paper Be Electronic?

New Search Engines Keep Appearing

Some Internet Giants are Struggling 2-Year Stock Price (Source:WSJ)

There are initiatives aimed at providing free primary content

Because of the growth in content, tool providers have seen an opportunity … And others

Primary, Secondary Publishers and patent providers are partnering with tool providers to provide limited solutions

Innovation in the information industry occurs along two axes Content Delivery Platforms

In this environment, the CAS Value Proposition remains strong Cover all disclosed chemistry Include current and historical data Provide multiple search pathways Single Search, comprehensive data Offer analysis tools Link to full text Provide relevant web content

World Leading Chemistry Databases Value Added Tools Power of the Web To Create The world’s best digital environment to search, retrieve, analyze and link chemical information

World Leading Chemistry Databases

CAS CAplus CA Registry CASReact MarPat ChemCATs, and others Product Delivery Journal and Patent Publishing patents Patents from 52 authorities and more than 9000 journals are the starting point for CAS Scientists to add value

Trends in chemical patenting have significant impacts on CAS database content

Projected Growth Speculation Chemistry publications Annual chemistry disclosures (publications) have grown and likely will continue to grow

Despite increases in R&D, numbers of new small molecular entities is declining but…. Sources: CMR International/Scrips Pharmaceutical R&D Compendium; News from CMR International, March 2002 Linear decline of ~15%

… biotech and sequences are growing

CAS Databases response to trends Growth in breadth - more offices and more patents Currency of core patent group leads industry 2 Days: Bibliographic information and abstract 27 Days: fully indexed record Chemistry in patents covered in depth

World Leading Chemistry Databases Power of the Web

We use the web to connect our users to a wealth of resources OTHER WEB INFO DATABASES CAS Products Full-text document ChemPort Reference Linking ChemPort eScience Web content

Access to full-text is available from all CAS services

ChemPort options allows users to link directly to their library, publisher, patent provider or purchase a document

World Leading Chemistry Databases Value Added Products Power of the Web To Create The world’s best digital environment to search, retrieve, analyze and link chemical information

In the Information Industry the dynamic interaction of technology and content is source of innovation and new products Print CD-ROM OnlineClient-ServerWeb Structures Properties Sequences Citations Reg. Nos Biblio/ Abstracts Delivery Platforms Content

The CAS “Value Proposition” Has Evolved Answers Solutions

Provide the best patent information services for information professionals. –expand content –optimize currency –offer advanced search & retrieval tools Create New Analysis/Visualization tools. Build Productive relationships with professional searchers CAS strategies support today’s information professional