New Publishing Paradigms and their impact on a not-for-profit organisation

1. New Publishing Paradigms and their impact on a not-for-profit organisation Shaun Hobbs Database Publishing Director CAB International THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

2. CAB International • Mission to serve agriculture and the life sciences globally • Generation, delivery and use of knowledge in the applied life sciences • 40 member government stakeholders • Established since 1913 • CABI Bioscience and CABI Publishing THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

3. CABI locations worldwide X CAB International HQ CABI Bioscience Centre CABI Regional Centre CABI Publishing office CAB International office Project staff THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org 5

4. CABI Bioscience • Scientists based worldwide • Core biodiversity skills, particularly in fungi and insects • Sustainable Agriculture projects • Biocontrol emphasis THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

5. CABI Publishing • Books and Reference Works • Bibliographic Databases - CAB Abstracts - Subsets, including Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts, Agroforestry Abstracts • Primary and Review Journals • Compendia and multi-media CD-ROMs • Information Science THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

6. Our Brand THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTION CONTENT FUNCTIONALITY CONTEXT CUSTOMER VALUE---CUSTOMER VALUE---CUSTOMER VALUE THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

7. Search and navigation • 11.5 billion pages on the indexable web • Deep web estimated to be up to 500 times greater • Broad search engines necessary THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

8. Science-specific search and navigation • Publisher’s websites • Google Scholar • Abstracting and Indexing databases • A need to cover electronic and print material THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

9. CAB Abstracts • 90 years unbroken activity • Premier agricultural database • Agriculture, environment and forestry • Access to nearly 5 million references from 1973 to 2005 THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

10. What we do • 230,000 abstract records per year • From 43,000 documents • Around 9000 journals, books, conferences, etc, screened each year (2000 unique serials) • Material from 125 countries in over 50 languages • Maximise linkage to full text THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

11. CAB Abstracts Development • Customer focused development of niche • Increased coverage - water, food • Increased journal coverage • Indexing new electronic only web publications THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

12. Scientific Content • Increased scientific information available • Primary journals still important • Move to online access (55% of STM information sales in Europe) • Interest in digitising archival literature • Open Access repositories THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

13. Content development • Publishing in print and electronic media • Partnerships with other organisations, e.g. Chinese Agricultural University • Digitising Archives THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

14. CAB Abstracts Archive • CABI has produced print abstract journals since 1913 • 600 volumes, produced over 60 years • Forestry Abstracts (1939-1972) • Review of Agricultural Entomology (1913-1972) • Plant Breeding Abstracts (1930-1972) • Over 1.8 million archival records THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

18. Content Repositories • Often free access • Pre-print and post-print • arXiv, PubMed Central, Public Library of Science - Biology • University repositories THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

19. Content Developments • CAB Abstracts indexes difficult-to-get material • Users expect easy link to electronic full text • CAB Abstracts Full Text Select will digitise, host, archive and link difficult content THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

20. CAB Abstracts Full Text Select • Advances in drying of wood. NTI papers from COST seminars • Japanese-European workshop on Cellulose and functional polysaccharides • Prospects for high value hardwood timber species in the dry tropics of N Australia • Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology • Journal of Plant Pathology • Journal of Soils and Crops THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

21. Scientific Information in Context • CABI’s Compendia THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

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25. Sharing information • Blogs • Wikis • Web 2.0 - Architecture of participation • Collaboratories THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org

26. Conclusions • Major changes in the publishing environment • Digitisation of old and new material • Multiple publishers • Information for free • New search tools • Analytical tools • Sharing information/data • Examples given of sustainable developments from a not-for-profit organisation. THE SCIENCE THE SEARCH THE SOLUTIONwww.cabi-publishing.org