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
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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
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Outdated data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!
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And when the supply chain breaks …
Researchers will go to …
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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?
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Guidelines
Education
Information hub
What is KBart’s mission?
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How are you doing it?
Terminology
Problems
✐ Solutions
Advocacy
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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
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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
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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
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Testing
Volunteer stakeholders
Checking that what we believe will work in theory does actually work (and make a difference) in practice
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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
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Related activity
OCLC – maintenance agency
– fitting KBART’s role around OCLC’s responsibilities
CrossRef – publisher cooperative
– metadata collection and distribution services
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Going public
Final phase I report
– Review by monitoring group and sponsoring committees in April
– Revisions based on feedback
– Public release in June
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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?
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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)