1. 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

2. 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

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

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

5. Virus and Worm Attacks Have Heightened Security Concerns

6. Even Traditional Manufacturers Are Forced to Emphasize Digital Products

7. Will Even Paper Be Electronic?

8. New Search Engines Keep Appearing

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

10. There are initiatives aimed at providing free primary content

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. World Leading Chemistry Databases

17. 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

18. Trends in chemical patenting have significant impacts on CAS database content

19. Projected Growth 2007 2007 Speculation Chemistry publications Annual chemistry disclosures (publications) have grown and likely will continue to grow

20. 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%

21. … biotech and sequences are growing

22. 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

23. World Leading Chemistry Databases Power of the Web

24. 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

25. Access to full-text is available from all CAS services

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

27. 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

28. 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

29. The CAS “Value Proposition” Has Evolved Answers Solutions

30. 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