progress towards a trouble-free knowledge base supply chain
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Progress towards a trouble-free knowledge base supply chain. Charlie Rapple KBART co-chair UKSG, March 2009. Problems in the supply chain. Wrong data Publisher gives wrong metadata for title to knowledge base Link resolver uses bad metadata to make link - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Progress towards a trouble-free knowledge base supply chain
Charlie Rapple
KBART co-chair
UKSG, March 2009
Problems in the supply chain
Wrong data
– Publisher gives wrong metadata for title to knowledge base
– Link resolver uses bad metadata to make link
– Link does not resolve to correct target
– Dead end
Outdated data
– Publisher tells knowledge base it has a particular issue
– Link resolver links to an article from it
– Issue has been removed
– Dead end
– Or, provider doesn’t notify that issue is now live
– So no traffic from link resolvers to that issue!
Problems in the supply chain
That’s not
good!
And when the supply chain breaks …
Researchers will go to …
Knowledge Bases And Related Tools
UKSG and NISO collaborative project
To improve navigation of the e-resource supply chain by
Ensuring timely transfer of accurate data to knowledge bases, ERMs etc.
Right. So. What is KBART?
Guidelines
Education
Information hub
What is KBart’s mission?
How are you doing it?
Terminology
Problems
✐ Solutions
Advocacy
Terminology
link resolver
link-to syntax
aggregatorappropriate copy
content provider
DOI
embargoERM
federated search gateway
knowledge base
localisation
metadata
OPAC
Open Access
OpenURL
SFX
source
target
Problems
Knowledge bases
Date coverage
Title relations
Licensing
Data & transfer
Supply chain
Compliance
accuracy
format
vol/issue vs date
date granularity (day, month, season, year)
title changes
title mapping
abbreviations
ISSN/ISBN variations
re-use of ISSN effect on
licensing
genericism/granularity
misrepresentation
package variations
accuracy
free content
format
ownership
contacts/feedback mechanisms
incentive
informal structure
unclear responsibilities
duplication of effort
file format
format definitions;
shoe-horning
age of data
accuracy
frequency
link syntax and granularity
Recommendations
Phase I – encompasses the more fundamental recommendations from original research:
– File format
– Mandatory and optional fields
– Common approaches for presenting data within fields
– Handling of packages
– Frequency of data update
– Collection mechanism
Testing
Volunteer stakeholders
Checking that what we believe will work in theory does actually work (and make a difference) in practice
Benefits
More accurate metadata means reduced effort and cost of data cleaning for libraries and link resolver vendors
Increased, trouble-free access to critical research content means
– More traffic to journals – better ROI for libraries, better usage for publishers, maximum reach for authors and editors
– Happier customers – lower customer service and PPV costs for libraries, improved reputation and better chance of renewals for publishers
Related activity
OCLC – maintenance agency
– fitting KBART’s role around OCLC’s responsibilities
CrossRef – publisher cooperative
– metadata collection and distribution services
Going public
Final phase I report
– Review by monitoring group and sponsoring committees in April
– Revisions based on feedback
– Public release in June
Phase II
Change of leadership and likely some team members
– Localised holdings transfer?
– Greater automation?
– Requirements for a centralised solution (how to fund, how to manage etc)?
– Non-text materials?
– Increased focus on subscription agents' role?
Learn more
NISO webinar, 8th Aprilhttp://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/
www.uksg.org/kbart
Charlie Rapple (UKSG co-chair)
Peter McCracken (NISO co-chair)