1. 1 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting Strategic Discussion Beyond Reference Linking? September 16, 2003

2. 2 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting Coming in 2003-04 Parameter passing Query Alerts (Forward matching) Forward Linking DOIs for journal titles Title authentication by MARC records and/or ISSN registry Multiple resolution

3. 3 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting CrossRefs unique role Collective services Trusted third party Membership organization Business model neutral platform Shared space for consolidating publisher information

4. 4 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting CrossRefs mission statement To provide services that bring the scholar to authoritative primary content, focusing on services that are best achieved through collective agreement by publishers

5. 5 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting Where to from here? How else can CrossRef members put to use and benefit from the existing collective platform for networking and information flow between publishers, and between publishers and third parties? We want your input!

6. 6 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting Possible strategic directions Extensions to reference linking –Linking other content types; ETD, gray literature, patents, data? –Multiple resolution Access to content –CrossRef Search –Article purchase Clearinghouse of Information –EZ proxy for off-site library users –Metadata syndication –OAI – harvesting of DOI data –Exchange of serials information

7. 7 2003 CrossRef Annual Member Meeting Your ideas here…