First Item
Previous Item
Next Item
Last Item
| Keywords: |
Digital Identifiers (Technologies) |
| Author: | Amy Brand, CrossRef Publishers International Linking Association |
| Abstract: | CrossRef is an application of the Digital object Identifier(DOI) System which began as a cooperative effort among publishers and technologists to prototype DOI-based linking of citations in e-journals. This application has now evolved into an independent, non-profit enterprise. This article reviews CrossRef's progress and identifies some of the major challenges it will face in the future. Over 70 leading journal publishers are included in CrossRef with over three million records. The major goal of CrossRef is to become the complete reference-linking backbone for all scholarly literature available in electronic form. It became the first official DOI Registration Agency authorized by the International DOI Foundation (IDF) to allocate DOI prefixes, register DOIs, and provide the infrastructure to assist members in declaring and maintaining metadata and state data. A major system upgrade is underway that will improve its overall performance. Some of the remaining challenges include the need to increase the robustness of the system, the need to develop policies for the archiving of electronic content, and the need to clarify any misconceptions about the system. The author concludes by explaining that CrossRef is a means of discovering and accessing scholarly content online. |
| Publisher: | D-Lib Magazine |
| Contributors: | |
| Date Published: | 2001-05 |
| Source: | Vol.7 Number 5 |
| Resource Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Format: | HTML |
| Relation: | |
| Coverage: | |
| Rights Management: | Copyright 2001 Amy Brand |
| Indexer's Notes: |
|
First Item |
Previous Item |
Next Item |
Last Item |