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