CROSSREF LOGS ITS 80,000,000TH ITEM OF SCHOLARLY CONTENT

Crossref is marking a milestone after passing 80 million registered content items. In the context of scholarly content 80,000,000 is a big number. In the context of users of various social media services (e.g. Facebook) it's not so big! But it's an important milestone. A lot has changed si...

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Published in:Information standards quarterly 2015-07, Vol.27 (2/3), p.20
Main Author: Pentz, Ed
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Digital media
Funding
Metadata
Nonprofit organizations
Publishing industry
Scholarly communication
Social networks
Software
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Summary:Crossref is marking a milestone after passing 80 million registered content items. In the context of scholarly content 80,000,000 is a big number. In the context of users of various social media services (e.g. Facebook) it's not so big! But it's an important milestone. A lot has changed since the first content was registered in the prototype Crossref system in 1999. At one time, most of our new members were large or medium-sized publishers from North America and Europe. Now, they're being joined in significant numbers by many smaller publishers that are based in countries in other regions. One of the reasons Crossref is seeing member growth outside of its traditional geographic concentrations in North America and Europe is the work of some of our Sponsoring Affiliates. Sponsoring Affiliates are member organizations that provide hosting, discovery, submission, or other publishing services to other members, often new and emerging publishers.
ISSN:1041-0031
2161-6205