Session on community initiatives and how you can get involved. Presented by Vanessa Fairhurst at Crossref LIVE Tokyo, Feb 2018.

2. It's not just
getting a DOI It's all about
connections

3. But there is a disconnect between
what our infrastructure enables,
and what many publishers are
actually doing

4. ?
Many members have no idea what
metadata they deposit

5. Participation Reports

6. Benefits for Members Benefits for the Public
• Easily find out what
metadata they register
• See what metadata
members register
• See what their competition
is doing
• See their progress over
time
• See how they can improve
and be the best that they
can be
• Understand the quality of
members' metadata and
find out what needs to be
improved
• Generally leave being in the
dark behind
• See what their competition
is doing

10. Demo

15. www.metadata2020.org

17. • Find out more at https://i4oc.org
• Find out if your references are open here: https://
www.crossref.org/reports/members-with-open-references/
• Contact support@crossref.org with any queries.

19. Working with our
community

20. • LIVE events (hi!)
• LIVE webinars
• Ambassador Program
• Upcoming Community space
Collaborating with members

21. Crossref LIVE locals
Crossref LIVE Russia
Crossref LIVE Germany
Crossref LIVE Indonesia
Crossref LIVE JapanFeb 2018
June 2018
April 2018
June 2018
Crossref LIVE South Africa
Nov 2017

23. Activities
• Regular check-ins & staying up-to-
speed
• Blog posts
• Help with local LIVE events
• Translations
• Running webinars
• Conducting member training
• Participation in beta-testing
• Represent Crossref at select
conferences
• Engagement in Community forums

24. Support
• Recognition
• Ambassador logo for personal use
• Certification from Crossref
• Crossref materials and giveaways
• First-look at new services
• Advice for publishing research
• Assistance to attend relevant
events
• Being a part of the diverse Crossref
community

25. https://www.crossref.org/community/ambassadors/

26. Community at CrossrefCommunity at Crossref

27. Other ways to get involved
• Advisory groups and working groups
• Guest blog post on how you use our API or our
other services
• Help us with beta testing
• We would love for you to make yourself available
https://www.crossref.org/working-groups/
• or send a note to feedback@crossref.org

28. Are there things
stopping you from
participating?

29. Keeping informed:
• Who has attended a webinar?
• What’s the best way for us to
keep you informed?

30. How to
get help

31. • Crossref works with around 30 Sponsoring
Organizations based all around the world
representing over 3,000 publishers
• We also have Sponsoring Members and Service
Providers
• Sponsoring Member in Japan: JST
Working with Sponsoring Affiliates

32. https://support.crossref.org/hc/en-us/requests/new
• Help members register and
maintain their metadata records
• Help everyone else discover and
use metadata records
• 1/3 of all support tickets are
related to metadata quality
concerns
Product Support

33. Support Center
support.crossref.org
• comprehensive technical documentation
• create and review support tickets

34. Where to ask for help
https://support.crossref.org/hc/en-us/requests/new

35. Where to find help
• Help documentation: http://support.crossref.org
• Crossref technical support: email support@crossref.org
• Webinars: https://www.crossref.org/webinars/
• Other questions: member@crossref.org

36. Staying up-to-date
Twitter: @crossrefOrg and @crossrefsupport
What are we thinking about: blog.crossref.org
What are we playing with: labs.crossref.org
- new and experimental tools and initiatives

37. Thank you!