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IDREF: an open, shared data registry serving networks and IT applications

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1. IdRef and networks2. Conditions of use: login, no login?3. Services provided by IdRef4. Formats used5. Users6. Licence and rights7. Demo

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Why IdRef?

• To disambiguate names• To multiply interconnexions between

databases exploiting IdRef • To get a consolidated view of all documents

produced by a researcher

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1. IdRef in ABES networks

IdRef stands for Identifiers and registries, serving applications and

networks developped by ABES

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IdRef beyond ABES

Livre par

Jean Martin

Jean Martin =

ID

a pour directeur

a pour auteur

Thèse dir. par

Jean Martin

Actes colloq. dir. Par

Jean Martin

Jean Martin = autre ID

dirigé par

Sudoc

IdRef

Thèse en cours dir. Par Jean Martin

theses.fr

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Article, cours, etc.

Autre basedocumentaire

Auteur, etc.

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ABC

Local identifiers

Global identifiers

Sudoc

theses.fr

Calames

Preprints, postprints

Cours en ligne

Édition électronique

CRIS

ID Univ.

ID Labo

ID école

ORCID ISNI

XYZ

Regional identifiers

BnF

IdRef

VIAF

DNB (All.)

DAI (NL)

Niveau des affiliations

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IdRef in VIAF

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IdRef in the cloud of web linked data

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2. Conditions of use of IdRef

Can be viewed by all. No authentification required

- Through the idref.fr search box

- Via permanent URL : http://www.idref.fr/034983023

- Through search engines

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Using IdRef from client applications, without login

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Modifying/creating a new authority in a professional context: IdRef login is requierd

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3. Services provided by IdRef

Web Services: • Search• Biblio (bibliographic links)• Merged• Iln2rcr• Unimarc/XML• RDF/XML Publishing / enriching records, linking authorities / selected forms in

bibliographic records

• Documentation for developpers available here

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4. Formats

• XML records complies with UNIMARC authority format

• SolR indexed: all indexes searchable through URL requests

• Any authority record can be retrieved in:– MARCXML http://ww.idref.fr/026739917.xml – RDF/XML http://ww.idref.fr/026739917.rdf

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5. IdRef users

• Information professionnals in ABES networks, through authentification

• Any application wishing to use IdRef for author/subject access points within Higher education and research community, for shared cataloguing of authority files

• Anyone: IdRef is open on the web

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6. Licences and rights

• Open Data licence (Etalab): free reuse, incl. for commercial purpose. Attribution

• Etalab is compatible with ODC-By and BY-NC-SA (required by TEL and Europeana)

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IdRef is open

• Standardized formats• Data available for reuse and enrichment• Its search box may be used by other web

standards compliant applications• A tool meant for information professionals :

enriching the registry is conditioned by a controlled access to data

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Demo

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IdRef search form

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« Search » tab

Several indexes searchable :

names, subjects, organizations, places, trade

marks …

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« Results » tab

Sorting, filters, exports

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« record » tab

Bouncing towards linked bibliographic records

Access to PID : http://www.idref.fr/034983023

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If no record: publishing form (prior authentification required)