Post on 17-Jan-2016
Optimizing Metadata in MetaLib for Quality OpenURLs
by
Jerry V. Caswell & John WynstraUniversity of Northern Iowa
caswell@uni.edu & wynstra@uni.edu
How to get the most out of this presentation
• Pay attention – it is going to get all “metadata –ish”
• What you will see on the PowerPoint slides– 4 cases each one a different metadata tweak.– Slide numbers – case1.2, case1.3, etc.– Questions between each Case– Zoom
• After the Cases– A few details and more questions
Introduction
• UNI Quick Facts– Cedar Falls, Iowa– 11,294 Undergrad Students (2009 headcount)
– 1,786 Grad Students (2009 headcount)
– A guy by the name of Ali Farokhmanesh put us on the map recently
Introduction
• Rod Library Quick Facts– 19 librarians, 36 staff, 97 student assistants– $6.6 million annual budget– 1 million + holdings– 180 + research databases
Introduction
• Rod Library Systems Info– LIT department staff of 5
• Servers, Desktops, System Applications, Administration, Support
– Innovative Interfaces Integrated Library System– Ex Libris SFX OpenURL resolver– Ex Libris MetaLib Federated Search– Xerxes front end to Federated Search– CONTENTdm digital library
The Problem
Unpredictable and unreliable metadata is shortchanging our users.
A Solution
Fix the metadata if possible before it arrives at its final destination
– the user.
How are we going to fix it?
• MetaLib tools available for the Configuration Record – Conversion tab– OpenURL tab
• From here forward I assume some familiarity with the MetaLib Administrative Interface
How to get to these tabs
Conversion Tab
OpenURL Tab
Case 1
Citation DataVolume and Issue Numbers
InGeneral OneFile
Case 1.1 Metadata
Case 1.2 Display
Case 1.3 Journal
Case 1.4 OpenURL
http://researchtools.uni.edu:3210/uni?sid=metalib%3AL_GALE_ITOF;id=doi%3A;genre=;isbn=;issn=0036-8423;date=1994;volume=;issue=;spage=212;epage=;aulast=Adler;aufirst=%20Tina;auinit=;title=Science%20News;atitle=Acid%20soil%20blamed%20for%20thinning%20eggshells.;sici=;__service_type=;pid=%3Cmetalib_doc_number%3E001597208%3C%2Fmetalib_doc_number%3E%3Cmetalib_base_url%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fresearchtools.uni.edu%3A80%3C%2Fmetalib_base_url%3E%3Copid%3E%3C%2Fopid%3E
issn=0036-8423;date=1994;volume=;issue=;spage=212;epage
Case 1.5 MARC
Case 1.6 MARC
Case 1.7 Tab
Case 1.8 Tab
Case 1.9 Display
Case 1.10 Article
Questions
Case 2
Citation DataMerge Multiple Fields
IntoOne 773 for Display Puposes
Case 2.1 Display
Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society734
Case 2
Case 2.3
Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society734
Case2.4 Conversion
Case 2.5 - Fix
Case 2.6 - Merge
Case 2.7 – Display
Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society year: 2008, volume:73, issue 4, pages 405-413
Case 2.8 - MARC
773 |t Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |g year 2008, |g volume: 73 |g issue: 4 |g pages 405-413year 2008, |g volume: 73 |g issue: 4 |g pages 405-413
Questions
Case 3
DOIPosition it for Display
AndOpenURL
Case 3.1 MARC
024 |a 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.012
Case 3.2 Display
IDNumber 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.012
Case 3.3 MARC
028 |a 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.012
Case 3.4 Display
Case 3.5 Conversion Tab
Case 3.6
024 |a 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.012
Case 3.7
IDNumber 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.05.012
Case 3.8
Case 3.9 Conversion Tab
Case 3.10 OpenURL tab
Case 3.11 Open URL
http://researchtools.uni.edu:3210/uni?sid=metalib%3AL_EBSCO_BSH;id=doi%3A10.1016%2Fj.enpol.2009.11.045;genre=Article;isbn=;issn=03014215;date=2010;volume=38;issue=3;spage=1251;epage=1254;aulast=Lange;aufirst=%20Ian;auinit=;title=Energy%20Policy;atitle=Steam%20versus%20coking%20coal%20and%20the%20acid%20rain%20program;sici=;__service_type=;pid=%3Cmetalib_doc_number%3E002466480%3C%2Fmetalib_doc_number%3E%3Cmetalib_base_url%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fresearchtools.uni.edu%3A80%3C%2Fmetalib_base_url%3E%3Copid%3E%3C%2Fopid%3E
;id=doi%3A10.1016%2Fj.enpol.2009.11.045;
Case 3.12 Full-text
Questions
Case 4
Control NumbersLink to Native Interface
Case 4.1
Holdings University of Chicago
Case 4.2
Case 4.3
Case 4.4
Case 4.5
Case 4.6
http://libcat.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ucstaff&index=CONSRC
&term=$035_a
Case 4.7 ISI Bio Abstracts
Case 4.8
AN |a HORS033608015SEP
Case 4.9
http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ExLibris&SrcApp=Metalib&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=BIOABS
&CKEY=$AN_a
Case 4.10
Questions
Parser Programs syntax
• Parser
VOL,a,Pg\S v\G,• Regex
YR,a,Pa/ (\d{4}),/
Keeping IRDs up-to-date
• Tricky – not ideal
• It requires intentional revisiting of locally customized configuration records as updates are released
Benefiting all MetaLib users.
• Pass on the local customizations to Ex Libris if they are general enough to solve a problem for everyone.
• They can and have included them in future updates.
The Last Mile
Role of the Library is to connect users to content.
From Ex Libris Strategic Direction presentation
in Spearfish 2007 by Oren Beit-Arie
The Last Mile
High-quality metadata is becoming more important for discovery of
appropriate resources.The Digital Information Seeker OCLC,
from Ex Libris Strategic Direction presentation
in Fort Worth 2010 by Oren Beit-Arie
The Last Mile
Accurate transfer of metadata between systems
Is just one aspect of providing High Quality Metadata.
Questions
Thank You
http://www.uni.edu/caswell/eluna2010/
caswell@uni.edu & wynstra@uni.edu