Putting a National Portal for Undergraduate Theses into Production

Peter Linde 050927 Kaliningrad 2005

Putting a National Portal for Undergraduate Theses into

Production

LIBRIS Uppsök

Peter Linde, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden


BIBSAM SVEPRoyal Library’s Department for National Co-ordination

and Development

Coordination of Electronic Publishing efforts in Swedish Universities


SVEP1. Interoperability- harmonisation of

descriptions and formats

2. Preservation – solutions for archiving

3. Advice and dissemination

4. Workshops

5. Building a National Portal


Why Undergraduate theses?

• Not easily accessible. • Much in demand• Useful for public information• Valuable source where research density is low• Make students appreciate the benefits of OA• Increased visibility improves marketing courses• Releases library resources


Reviewing metadata

• Dublin Core• Mandatory

– Title– Identifier– Publisher– Type– Date– Language– Creator

• Not Mandatory– Description = Abstracts

– Subject = Keywords


The Metadata Model – Thesis Type

Name Thesis typeCorrespondence with DCMES

type

Definition Level of education associated with the document.

Syntax Export according to the Uppsök vocabulary with five levels: A, B, C, D och Y

Mandatory Yes

Repeatable Yes

Best practice for harvesting

If two authors write the thesis together at different levels (for example C/D) - repeat the different levels as separate elements.

Used in Uppsök For browsing and presentation.

Comment A=paper. First term level or 1-20 credit points.

B=paper. Second term level or 21-40 credit points.

C= degree thesis. Third term level or 41-60 credit points. (Bachelor´s degree).

D= degree thesis. Fourth term level or 61-80 credit points. (Master´s degree).

Y= Professional degree thesis. (Professional degrees in medicine, teaching, engineering etc.).

http://www.svep-projekt.se/masters-theses/Metadata_model/

http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/









The Metadata Model – Subject Category

Set Name Identifier (Set Spec)

Humanities Theology HumanitiesTheology

Social sciences Behavioural science

Law

SocialBehaviourLaw

Life and Earth sciences

LifeEarthScience

Physics Chemistry Mathematics

PhysicsChemistryMaths

Technology Technology

Medicine Medicine

Agriculture Veterinary medicine Forestry

AgricultureVeterinaryMedForestry

Fine Art Fine Art


Advice & Dissemination

• Putting together an overview of institutional repository software

• Initiating a workshop series

• Setting up a web site with information and presentations

• Giving help and support by experts to local institutions


Looking for SomebodyLIBRIS Department

Responsible for the maintenance and systems developmentat the Royal Library in Stockholm

LIBRIS

LIBRIS


Uppsök Interface

http://uppsok.libris.kb.se/sru/uppsok


The user study

• How hard/easy is it to navigate the interface?

• Is the field “Type of thesis” useful? • Is the list of university departments useful

or confusing? • Have we found the right combination of

fields and choices for the interface? • Does the resource contain attractive

information?


User Study Results

• User instruction must be more highlighted

• Confusing messages

• The Keyword field can go!

• The field ”Type of Thesis” is of use for the students


Usage/Statistics

Daily # of average Searches in Uppsök Nov. 2004-Mars 2005

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Average: 1004 Searches/Day

15 participating UniversitiesCa. 12.000 records

LuleåUmeåDalarnaUppsalaSLUStockholmSödertörnÖrebroLinköpingJönköpingGöteborgVäxjöBTHKristianstadLund


ConclusionsSeveral factors helped to make the project a

success: • the simplicity of the metadata model • the project partners were a heterogenous group

with great experience in practical work• the tools, software and standards were all there • the workshop series supplied new providers and

ideas • LIBRIS long term commitment.

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