Link Resolvers, Knowledgebases and the KBART Working Group Julie Zhu Senior Project Coordinator American Institute of Physics Chad Hutchens Electronic Resources Librarian University of Wyoming Libraries March 2 nd 2011 Electronic Resources & Libraries
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Link Resolvers,Knowledgebases and the
KBART Working Group Julie Zhu
Senior Project Coordinator
American Institute of Physics
Chad HutchensElectronic Resources
LibrarianUniversity of Wyoming
Libraries
March 2nd 2011Electronic Resources & Libraries
Metadata Supply Chain
Knowledgebase: Holdings information used by an OpenURL link resolver
OpenURL Link resolver matches against knowledgebase to determine availability of electronic full text
Most Important Chain(Weakest Link)
The supply chain of metadata between content providers (publishers) and knowledgebases
Problem StatementIf the holdings information in the knowledgebase is outdated/incorrect, it impacts the OpenURL link resolver efficacy and creates a cascade of problems.
In order to expect consistent metadata delivery from content providers, the requirements need to be consistent as well.
◦ Who – Publishers, Aggregators, KB vendors, Libraries
◦ What – a universally acceptable holdings data format to improve the OpenURL Knowledgebase metadata supply chain
◦ Where – throughout the supply chain & at the UKSG info hub http://www.uksg.org/kbart
◦ When – Now Phase 1 Report – Jan 2010 http://bit.ly/kbartRP Endorsement Phase – Began June 2010 Phase 2 in Development
◦ Why – Better access for users through accurate holdings data
Proactive reconciliation of an ejournal package list◦ Request title list with detailed holdings info from publisher
(repeatedly, naggingly)◦ Compare with that of your subscription agent and KB vendor◦ Now that you have 3 (or more) different title lists, translation
phase includes dealing with: Number of titles and titles themselves ISSN mis-matches Title changes, mergers, acquisitions, new starts, and losses Publisher-reuse of ISSNs/title combinations Reconciling date discrepancies manually (and inconsistent/unlcear
formats)
◦ Go live◦ Lather, rinse, repeat!
KB managementbefore KBART (for libraries)
Similar to the library’s process Need to contact providers again and
again Invest a lot of time correcting data
problems◦ Investigating end-user queries and complaints
Update procedures vary by provider If unable to get data from provider, may
resort less preferable acquisition methods (web site inspection)◦ Last resort, not preferred
KB managementbefore KBART (for KB vendors)
KBART: A Publisher / Platform Perspective American Institute of Physics (AIP) publishes
◦ 12 physics journals◦ 1200+ volumes of AIP Conference Proceedings◦ Physics Today, magazine◦ AIP Advances, launched March 1, 2011
Scitation hosts◦ 300+ serial titles from 30 publishers◦ 500+ ebooks from 4 publishers◦ 10,000+ volumes of conference proceedings from
8 publishers.
Importance and BenefitsEnsure accessibility of digital content via library catalogs and link resolversImprove discoverability Facilitate the shift from print models to online and online-only models Streamline metadata delivery to library service providers
Workflows and Tools◦ Lack of flexible metadata schemas, policies and
processes, quality controls◦ Lack of collaborative metadata editing and authoring
tools, user-friendly interface components
Strategies and Methods Short-term: manual, semi-automated,
automated Long-term:
◦ invest in and develop better editorial workflow systems
◦ Standardize metadata tagging◦ Fill in missing data and correct inaccurate data
Collaboration with the library community (libraries, service providers, aggregators, etc.): ◦ join KBART working groups◦ gain understanding of library needs◦ provide recommendation and help shape new
standards, i.e., ebooks, conference proceedings, etc.
First publisher KBART adopter◦ http://librarians.scitation.org/librarians/help_files