ER&L 2012 Introducing the Global

Open Knowledgebase (GOKb)

Maria Collins and Kristen Wilson NCSU Libraries

The Global Open Knowledgebase(GOKb) Mellon Grant, April 2012-March 2013 Knowledgebase for Kuali OLE Build a Global Open Knowledgebase (GOKb)

that will be community maintained Focus on data management and integration

services

Open knowledgebase using a standards-based architecture, CC0 license

Enhanced global data elements APIs to interact with data—emphasis on

ingest and maintenance

Key Deliverables

Intersection with Kuali OLE

Kuali OLE building a community source library management system Mellon commissioned a feasibility study,

2008-9 Funded build project, 2010-12 : $2.5 million

from Mellon, $2.5 million from partners Version 1.0 – basic functionality by the

beginning of 2013.

Kuali OLE Community

Intersection and Partnership with JISC Collaborate on data model Provide seed data of managed titles Additional incentive for publishers –

international scope of the project Assistance with supply chain and identifier

issues Share the load: initial community for this

project

The Problem Space: ERMS Experiment (ILS integration and IDs) Stop gap measures: add-on ERMS ERM functionality is fundamental to ILS

services Movement in the marketplace to build

inclusive tools that include a suite of ERM tools

Positive and necessary experience

The Problem Space: Lessons Learned Identifiers are crucial Workflow management is a must Have to build systems that accept information

from multiple sources and can support multiple data stores

Need to manage all electronic Systems should integrate and be Kb-centric

The Problem Space: Kb-centric What do I need to manage?

Format: electronic Title: Serials Review Publisher: Elsevier Collection: Freedom Platform: Science Direct

Role of Kb tools in managing the title instance This functionality needs to be embedded and

identified in a library management system

The Problem Space: Managing Multiple Kbs

ILS Kb• Description• Location• Acquisitions• Circulation

Discovery Kb• Description• URI• Coverage• Platform• Package

ERM Kb• Description• Acquisitions• Licenses• Entitlements• Platform• Package• Usage

Subscription Agent Kb• Description• Package• Payments• History

The Problem Space: How GOKb can help

Systems and data intertwined Use of standards and identifiers Modeling the data and relationships Managing changes over time

What GOKb is (and isn’t)

Knowledgebase for Kuali OLE Community managed data The “managed collection” Not a replacement for vendor Kbs

What GOKb is (and isn’t)

Open dataset available to all Raw data

No interface Accessible using APIs

Way for libraries and vendors to share identifiers

GOKb project stages: data modeling The GOKb team and JISC have been

working on a data model that: Matches reality Is extensible Is global Allows e-resources management to be done at

the right level

GOKb project stages: data modeling Global data elements

Title instance (Title + publisher + format) Standard ID Package (a.k.a Collection) Platform TIPP (Title instance + package +

platform) This is what we buy

GOKb project stages: data modeling Local data elements

Subscription (Deal) Purchase order Issue entitlement License Usage statistics

Not part of GOKb data Will be managed in Kuali OLE

GOKb project stages: data modeling

GOKb project stages: data modeling Bill of Materials model

(BoM) The fast food model Everything is a

component or a combination

GOKb project stages: data modeling

Endlessly repeatable Extensible to ebooks, articles, chapters, etc.

ID Component type

Component name

1Title instance Serials Review

2Title instance Tetrahedron

3Package Freedom Collection

4PackageElsevier Custom Collection

5Platform ScienceDirect

ID Combo type

Combo ID1

Combo ID2

6TI-Pack 1 3

7TI-Pack 2 3

8TI-Pack-Plat 7 3

GOKb project stages: data sourcing Where will the data come from? Publishers

Freely available from publisher or on web KBART Might include proprietary IDs

CUFTS partnership Manual creation

GOKb project stages: data sourcing Management by Kuali OLE partners Contributions from JISC Possible future for greater community

involvement

GOKb project stages: governance and sustainability Year 1: Mellon grant Year 2+: Absorbed into Kuali OLE Beyond: Part of the project is to figure this out

Benefits and possibilities

Tightly integrated knowledgebase for Kuali OLE

Separation of data and software Opportunities for other open source projects International common ground Incentives for better sharing of identifiers

How you can help

Give feedback on data requirements Contribute data and identifiers Use the data Ingest identifiers to create match points

Questions?

Maria Collins

maria_collins@ncsu.edu

Kristen Wilson

kristen_wilson@ncsu.edu