Optimizing Metadata in MetaLib for Quality OpenURLs by Jerry V. Caswell & John Wynstra University of Northern Iowa &

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 Data Volume and Issue Numbers In General OneFile

Case 1.1 Metadata

Case 1.2 Display

Case 1.3 Journal

Case 1.4 OpenURL ;date=1994;volume=;issue=;spage=212;epage=;aulast=Adler;aufirst=%20Tina;auinit=;title=Science%20News;at itle=Acid%20soil%20blamed%20for%20thinning%20eggshells.;sici=;__service_type=;pid=%3Cmetalib_doc_numbe r%3E %3C%2Fmetalib_doc_number%3E%3Cmetalib_base_url%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fresearchtools.uni.ed u%3A80%3C%2Fmetalib_base_url%3E%3Copid%3E%3C%2Fopid%3E issn= ;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 Data Merge Multiple Fields Into One 773 for Display Puposes

Case 2.1 Display Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 73 4

Case 2

Case 2.3 Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 73 4

Case2.4 Conversion

Case Fix

Case Merge

Case 2.7 – Display Citation: Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society year: 2008, volume:73, issue 4, pages

Case MARC year 2008, |g volume: 73 |g issue: 4 |g pages |t Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society |g year 2008, |g volume: 73 |g issue: 4 |g pages

Questions

Case 3 DOI Position it for Display And OpenURL

Case 3.1 MARC 024 |a /j.enpol

Case 3.2 Display IDNumber /j.enpol

Case 3.3 MARC 028 |a /j.enpol

Case 3.4 Display

Case 3.5 Conversion Tab

Case |a /j.enpol

Case 3.7 IDNumber /j.enpol

Case 3.8

Case 3.9 Conversion Tab

Case 3.10 OpenURL tab

Case 3.11 Open URL =Article;isbn=;issn= ;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%20pro gram;sici=;__service_type=;pid=%3Cmetalib_doc_number%3E %3C%2Fmetalib_doc_number%3E%3Cm etalib_base_url%3Ehttp%3A%2F%2Fresearchtools.uni.edu%3A80%3C%2Fmetalib_base_url%3E%3Copid%3E%3C %2Fopid%3E ;id=doi%3A %2Fj.enpol ;

Case 3.12 Full-text

Questions

Case 4 Control Numbers Link to Native Interface

Case 4.1 Holdings University of Chicago

Case 4.2

Case 4.3

Case 4.4

Case 4.5

Case ?profile=ucstaff &index=CONSRC &term=$035_a

Case 4.7 ISI Bio Abstracts

Case 4.8 AN |a HORS SEP

Case way.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

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