Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 Putting a National Portal for Undergraduate Theses into Production LIBRIS Uppsök Peter Linde, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 BIBSAM SVEP Royal Library’s Department for National Co-ordination and Development Coordination of Electronic Publishing efforts in Swedish Universities

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 SVEP 1.Interoperability- harmonisation of descriptions and formats 2.Preservation – solutions for archiving 3.Advice and dissemination 4.Workshops 5.Building a National Portal

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 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

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 Reviewing metadata Dublin Core Mandatory –Title –Identifier –Publisher –Type –Date –Language –Creator Not Mandatory –Description = Abstracts –Subject = Keywords

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 The Metadata Model – Thesis Type Name Thesis type Correspondence with DCMES DCMES type DefinitionLevel of education associated with the document. SyntaxExport according to the Uppsök vocabulary with five levels: A, B, C, D och Y MandatoryYes RepeatableYes 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 UppsökFor browsing and presentation. CommentA=paper. First term level or 1-20 credit points. B=paper. Second term level or credit points. C= degree thesis. Third term level or credit points. (Bachelor´s degree). D= degree thesis. Fourth term level or credit points. (Master´s degree). Y= Professional degree thesis. (Professional degrees in medicine, teaching, engineering etc.).

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 The Metadata Model – Subject Category Set NameIdentifier (Set Spec) Humanities Theology Social sciences Behavioural science Law SocialBehaviourLaw Life and Earth sciences LifeEarthScience Physics Chemistry Mathematics PhysicsChemistryMath s Technology Medicine Agriculture Veterinary medicine Forestry AgricultureVeterinaryM edForestry Fine Art

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 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

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 Looking for Somebody LIBRIS Department Responsible for the maintenance and systems development at the Royal Library in Stockholm LIBRIS

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 UppsökUppsök Interface

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 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?

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 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

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 Usage/Statistics Average: 1004 Searches/Day 15 participating Universities Ca records Luleå Umeå Dalarna Uppsala SLU Stockholm Södertörn Örebro Linköping Jönköping Göteborg Växjö BTH Kristianstad Lund

Peter Linde Kaliningrad 2005 Conclusions Several 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.