SUNCATSUNCATUK Serials Union CatalogueUK Serials Union Catalogue

Leah HallidayLeah Halliday

leah.halliday@ed.ac.ukleah.halliday@ed.ac.uk

OverviewOverview

Introduction and backgroundIntroduction and background

FunctionsFunctions

HowHow

ScheduleSchedule

ProgressProgress

SponsorsSponsors

Joint Information Systems Committee of HE/FE Joint Information Systems Committee of HE/FE Funding Councils (JISC)Funding Councils (JISC)

Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP)Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP)

SUNCAT Steering CommitteeSUNCAT Steering CommitteeChair: Chair: Professor Derek Law (University of Professor Derek Law (University of

StrathclydeStrathclyde))Secretary: Secretary: Chris AwreChris Awre (JISC) (JISC)with representatives of the JISC, the RSLP, the British with representatives of the JISC, the RSLP, the British

Library and the wider academic communityLibrary and the wider academic community

Project partnershipProject partnership

Project Partners: Project Partners: University of Edinburgh (Lead Partner; EDINA/EUL)University of Edinburgh (Lead Partner; EDINA/EUL)Ex LibrisEx Libris

Associate Partners: Associate Partners: National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland University of GlasgowUniversity of GlasgowLibraries at Oxford UniversityLibraries at Oxford UniversityLibraries at Cambridge UniversityLibraries at Cambridge University

Contributing (Phase 1) Partners: Contributing (Phase 1) Partners: The larger university & research libraries in the UK (22)The larger university & research libraries in the UK (22)

Project TeamProject Team

• Project Director: Project Director: Peter BurnhillPeter Burnhill• Project Manager: Project Manager: Leah HallidayLeah Halliday• ALEPH/Systems: ALEPH/Systems: Noam Kaminer & Julia GoldshteinNoam Kaminer & Julia Goldshtein

(Ex Libris)(Ex Libris)• User Requirements: User Requirements: Liz Stevenson (EUL) with Tony Liz Stevenson (EUL) with Tony

Kidd (GUL)Kidd (GUL)• Bibliographic (50%): Bibliographic (50%): Nathalie Schulz*Nathalie Schulz*• Special Advisor: Special Advisor: Slawek Rozenfeld Slawek Rozenfeld

* Secretary to Revision Committee for AACR* Secretary to Revision Committee for AACR Formerly Head of Computing at ISSN-ICFormerly Head of Computing at ISSN-IC

Bibliographic Quality Advisory GroupBibliographic Quality Advisory Group

• Alason Roberts (EUL; Chair)Alason Roberts (EUL; Chair)• Hugh Taylor (Cambridge)Hugh Taylor (Cambridge)• Susan Miles (Oxford)Susan Miles (Oxford)• John Nicklen (NLS)John Nicklen (NLS)• Hugh Croll (EUL)Hugh Croll (EUL)• Slawek RozenfeldSlawek Rozenfeld• Nathalie Schulz (EDINA)Nathalie Schulz (EDINA)

Feasibility Study Feasibility Study

• RSLP focus groups: serials location and RSLP focus groups: serials location and holdings info. holdings info.

• Priorities: comprehensive with user-Priorities: comprehensive with user-friendly interfaces friendly interfaces

• Record quality variable – often poorRecord quality variable – often poor

• Improve standards Improve standards

• Facilitate m2m interactionFacilitate m2m interaction

CONSER CONSER

An international cooperative serials cataloguing An international cooperative serials cataloguing programme programme Began in early ’70s to convert manual records to Began in early ’70s to convert manual records to machine-readable formatmachine-readable formatNow creates and maintain high-quality Now creates and maintain high-quality bibliographic records for serials bibliographic records for serials MARC 21, AACR2MARC 21, AACR2~ 1M records~ 1M recordsProfile of membership reflects contentProfile of membership reflects content

http://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/about.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/acq/conser/about.html

ISSN RegisterISSN Register

Database of all bibliographic records for which ISSN numbers have Database of all bibliographic records for which ISSN numbers have been assignedbeen assignedISSN number, key title, publication frequency, language, other forms ISSN number, key title, publication frequency, language, other forms of title, place of publication, publisher of title, place of publication, publisher Links to related titles (former titles, other languages, other media)Links to related titles (former titles, other languages, other media)1000 records added/week1000 records added/week835, 474 records 835, 474 records Current journal records with ISSN, 50—90% (Scoping Study)Current journal records with ISSN, 50—90% (Scoping Study)All (current and dead) serials records with ISSN, 18—35% (SS)All (current and dead) serials records with ISSN, 18—35% (SS)

www.issn.orgwww.issn.org

Scoping Study: Priorities Scoping Study: Priorities

Location of holdingsLocation of holdingsSource of high-quality records for Source of high-quality records for upgrading local cataloguesupgrading local cataloguesRapidly include the wide-range of titles Rapidly include the wide-range of titles held in UK held in UK Ensure geographical and subject-based Ensure geographical and subject-based coveragecoverageSupports open standards and Supports open standards and interoperates with related servicesinteroperates with related services

SUNCAT Development scheduleSUNCAT Development schedule

Phase 1 (03/04) 22 large research librariesPhase 1 (03/04) 22 large research libraries

Phase 2 (05/06) extending to 200 Phase 2 (05/06) extending to 200 Contributing PartnersContributing Partners

Phase 3 (07 --) ConsolidationPhase 3 (07 --) Consolidation

Development planDevelopment plan

• Information content, scope and functionalityInformation content, scope and functionality1.1. Critical mass in terms of serials coverageCritical mass in terms of serials coverage

2.2. high quality bibliographic records, including the ISSNhigh quality bibliographic records, including the ISSN

3.3. means for cost-effective upgrade of local records, inc means for cost-effective upgrade of local records, inc ISSNISSN

4.4. a technology platform that will scalea technology platform that will scale

Prioritise data not softwarePrioritise data not software

Use Aleph 500 to build SUNCAT Use Aleph 500 to build SUNCAT

Accept Accept de factode facto definitions of serial definitions of serial

The dataThe data

ISSN as spine for unique identificationISSN as spine for unique identification

CONSER as source of high-quality CONSER as source of high-quality catalogue records in MARC21 formatcatalogue records in MARC21 format

Records from Contributing Library Records from Contributing Library Partners: 22 in 03/04Partners: 22 in 03/04 Multiple schemas for importMultiple schemas for import

MARC21, UKMARC, UNIMARC,…(other ISO 2709)MARC21, UKMARC, UNIMARC,…(other ISO 2709)

Online/batch conversion/fix routinesOnline/batch conversion/fix routinese.g. UK-MARC->MARC21e.g. UK-MARC->MARC21

The Melvyl Search ScreenThe Melvyl Search Screen

DisplaysDisplays Brief Records for ‘Hits’Brief Records for ‘Hits’

Display of Full RecordDisplay of Full Record

Phase 1 DevelopmentPhase 1 Development

CONSER and ISSN loaded and matched 06/03CONSER and ISSN loaded and matched 06/03

Records from 5 Associate partners loaded and Records from 5 Associate partners loaded and matched by September 03matched by September 03

Demonstrator at Online Information 12/03Demonstrator at Online Information 12/03

Second cluster of contributing libraries loaded by Second cluster of contributing libraries loaded by April 04April 04

Third cluster looks to Phase 2Third cluster looks to Phase 2

Upgrades available from Spring/summer 04Upgrades available from Spring/summer 04

Service launch September 04Service launch September 04

Scottish DimensionScottish Dimension

Three of five Associate Partners ScottishThree of five Associate Partners Scottish

Value of NLS:Value of NLS:• 110,000 records; 65,000 are high quality110,000 records; 65,000 are high quality• Longstanding experience of MARC21Longstanding experience of MARC21• Many Scottish publications not represented in Many Scottish publications not represented in

academic collectionsacademic collections

ProgressProgress

CONSER and ISSN loadedCONSER and ISSN loaded

Specifying interface customisation wrt user Specifying interface customisation wrt user requirementsrequirements

Working with Associate Partners to:Working with Associate Partners to:• Describe their data and identify required conversion Describe their data and identify required conversion

on loadon load• Specify nature and extent of work required from Specify nature and extent of work required from

contributing libraries to maximise benefit to them and contributing libraries to maximise benefit to them and SUNCATSUNCAT

• Streamline contribution processStreamline contribution process

ContactsContactswww.edina.ac.uk/projectswww.edina.ac.uk/projects

www.suncat.ac.uk to be website URLwww.suncat.ac.uk to be website URL

EDINA HelpDeskEDINA HelpDeskEmail: edina@ed.ac.ukEmail: edina@ed.ac.ukTel: 0131 650 3302Tel: 0131 650 3302Fax: 0131 650 3308Fax: 0131 650 3308

Nathalie SchulzNathalie Schulz (Project Officer - Bibliographic) (Project Officer - Bibliographic)

Liz StevensonLiz Stevenson ( (User RequirementsUser Requirements))Leah Halliday Leah Halliday (Project Manager)(Project Manager)Peter BurnhillPeter Burnhill (Project Director) (Project Director)

Chris AwreChris Awre (JISC Contact)(JISC Contact) c.awre@kcl.ac.ukc.awre@kcl.ac.uk