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Only Connect: Better Use of Library, Publisher and End-User Metadata in a Networked World

Only Connect: Better Use of Library, Publisher and End-User Metadata in a Networked World. 31 st International Supply Chain Seminar Tuesday 13 th October, 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair Renee Register Senior Product Manager OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services.

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Only Connect: Better Use of Library, Publisher and End-User Metadata in a Networked World

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  1. Only Connect:Better Use of Library, Publisher and End-User Metadata in a Networked World 31st International Supply Chain Seminar Tuesday 13th October, 2009 Frankfurt Book Fair Renee Register Senior Product Manager OCLC Cataloging and Metadata Services

  2. A Personal Prologue:Confessions of a secret librarian

  3. My father’s books

  4. The Secret Cataloger • My father

  5. A “real” librarian

  6. On to Ingram … metadata is my life!

  7. The rise of electronic title data in the publisher supply chain

  8. Secret librarians exposed!

  9. Metadata players in the web environment • Publishers • Wholesalers • Retailers • Data aggregators • Search engines • Libraries • End users

  10. A (very) quick tour of publisher supply chain data

  11. Data starts with the publisherTitles can become best sellers based on pre-publication metadata

  12. And begins to flow through the supply chain

  13. Each player has dedicated metadata staff and …

  14. Proprietary databases with value-add services and technology

  15. Proprietary ordering tools, selection lists, approval plans, etc. are built on the data

  16. Traditional retailers now have web stores built on data

  17. Traditional retailers now have web stores built on data

  18. Business intelligence tools and services are built on title metadata

  19. Business intelligence tools and services are built on title metadata

  20. Libraries use publisher supply chain metadata to select and order

  21. But most library systems require metadata in MARC format as well

  22. The creation of MARC is normally outside the publisher supply chain data stream

  23. But Library of Congress, OCLC and others have begun experimenting with using title data in ONIX as a starting point

  24. Each year the amount of “stuff” increases and requires more data creation and management!

  25. Our data and workflow silos encourage redundancy and inhibit interoperability

  26. Envisioning new paradigms for better use and interoperability

  27. On to OCLC, the Mecca of metadata for librarians

  28. All this data to play with – but am I too late?

  29. Is cataloging dead?

  30. Not yet but … We must redefine what cataloging means in the 21st century • Current ways of creating, sharing and maintaining metadata are restrictive, labor intensive and have large gaps in the chain • These gaps increase cost and create redundancies • They are simply unsustainable for libraries and the publisher supply chain

  31. Publishers, Libraries and Secret Librarians • The paradox of ubiquity • Because metadata is now expected in the web environment, it’s taken for granted – even within our own organizations. • Metadata is both more visible and more important for discovery and business functions than ever -- but perhaps less valued. • It will never be magic or “free”! It is created somewhere and has to be maintained. It’s often free to end users but we spend a lot more time and $$ creating and maintaining it than we realize.

  32. Where do we go from here? • Encourage a paradigm shift • Away from siloed data • Away from highly localized, labor intensive and redundant practices • Less one-at-a-time work, more automated processes • Toward a more holistic view of metadata • Build network level processes and tools that can be deployed in multiple environments and by multiple communities, including end-users • Re-use and re-mix metadata from various sources in ways that support multiple communities

  33. Collaborate, innovate and synthesizeas metadata grows over time

  34. Sales and usage data End-user tags, ratings LC Classification LC SubjectHeadings Reviews Cover Image DeweyClassification Annotations BISAC Subject Headings Tables ofContents Series Edition Subtitle Publisher ISBN Author Title

  35. Some OCLC activities toward this end:Expose WorldCat on the web

  36. Build end-user tools and display end-user data

  37. Mine existing data in support of new services: WorldCat Identities • Research • Vision • How do we get there • New slides from Andy

  38. Build terminologies services and mapping between subject schema

  39. BISAC Subject Heading Authorities and mapping between BISAC & DDC

  40. Dewey.info Use Dewey behind the scenes as a language-neutral information tool

  41. Dewey.info Although the Dewey classification is owned by OCLC and licensed for use in libraries, the top three levels of the system have been released under a Creative Commons license in order to make the linked data Summaries compatible with other freely licensed data sets and to encourage others to work with the service. Panzer also promised more services to come from OCLC, including some that will show off "the versatility of Dewey as a general subject description and access tool.“ -- Library Journal

  42. Build crosswalks and data mining services that allow “mash-up” of publisher and library data

  43. Create opportunities for collaboration between publishers and libraries

  44. Sponsor collaborative research

  45. Use the power of WorldCat to create new services for the publisher supply chain . . .

  46. Provide metadata in ONIX and/or MARC

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