1. Practices make perfect: key NISO
initiatives for improving discovery
• This session will explore 3 key initiatives aimed at improving
discovery of electronic content:
• KBART: Knowledge Bases and Related Tools
• ODI: Open Discovery Initiative
• PIE-J
• High level overview and key benefits of adoption along with
current status
• More info from NISO group chairs at conference
or via email!

2. Knowledge Bases and Related
Tools (KBART): Phase II Update
UKSG Conference:
April 2013
Sarah Price
University of Birmingham
Co-Chair KBART Working Group

3. The changing e-resource
landscape
• Library catalogue (OPAC)
• Link resolvers
• Federated search engines
• Vertical search resource discovery services
• Semantic web and content aggregation
• ??
COMMON THEME: METADATA

4. OpenURL basics
print
collections
gateways
article citation
database repository OpenURL
query (base URL
publisher/provider + metadata string)
publisher holdings data
website
link resolver/
knowledge base
target (cited)
article

5. The value chain
• More content visible to end users
• Content linking is more accurate for end users
• Increase in content usage
• Maximum reach for authors and editors
• Better return on investment for library
• Favourable renewal decision
• Protection of revenue for content providers

6. • Knowledge Bases And Related Tools
• UKSG and NISO collaborative project
• To improve navigation of the e-resource supply chain by ensuring
timely transfer of accurate data to knowledge bases
• Working group members (stakeholders):
• Knowledge base vendors
• ExLibris, Serials Solutions, EBSCO, OCLC
• Content Providers (Publisher & Aggregators)
• AIP, T&F, Royal Society Publishing, Publishing Technology,
Cengage Gale, Springer
• Libraries & Consortia
• Full list -- http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart

8. • First publisher KBART adopter
http://librarians.scitation.org/librarians/help_files.jsp

9. AIP hosted KBART file
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Ac ous t ics Re se a rc h Le t t er s 1 5 2 9 -7 8 5 3 1 5 29 - 78 5 3 2 00 0 -0 7 1 1 2 0 05 - 1 0 6 4 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? ARLOFJ full t e xt Disc ont inue d Ac oust ic a l Soc iet y of
O nline ARLO FJ Am er ic a
Ac ous t ics Toda y 1 5 5 7 -0 2 2 3 1 5 57 - 02 2 3 2 00 5 -1 0 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? ATCODK ATCO DK
full t e xt Online O nly Ac oust ic a l Soc iet y of
Am er ic a
AIP Adva nce s 2 1 58 - 32 2 6 2 01 1 -0 3 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? AAI DBI
AAI DBI full t e xt Online O nly; O pe n Ac c e ss ; La unc hed M a rc h 1 , 2 0 1 1 Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
Phys ic s
AIP Confe re nc e P roc e edings 0 0 9 4 -2 4 3 X 0 0 94 - 24 3 X 1 97 0 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? APCPCS
AP CPCS full t e xt Ba c k file c onte nt volume s 1 -4 9 9 hav e be en a dde d Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
Phys ic s
Ame ric a n Journa l of P hys ic s 0 0 0 2 -9 5 0 5 1 93 3 -0 2 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? AJ PI AS full t e xt Am er ic an Ass ocia t ion of
AJP IAS Phys ic s Te ac he rs
APL: Orga nic Ele c t ronic s a nd 1 9 41 - 42 0 X 2 00 8 -0 1 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? APLOE P
AP LOEP full t e xt Online- only sub- jour nal of Applied Physic s Le t t e rs Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
P hot onics Phys ic s
Applie d Phy sic s Le tt e rs 0 0 0 3 -6 9 5 1 1 0 77 - 31 1 8 1 96 2 -0 9 - 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? APPLAB
AP PLAB full t e xt Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
01 Phys ic s
Applie d Phy sic s Re vie ws 1 9 31 - 94 0 1 1 98 0 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? JAP AP R
JAPAPR full t e xt Online- only sub- jour nal of Jour na l of Applie d Phy sic s Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
(I SS N 1 0 89 - 75 5 0 ) Phys ic s
Ast r onomy Educ at ion Rev ie w 1 5 39 - 15 1 5 2 00 1 -1 0 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? AERSCZ
AE RS CZ full t e xt Ne w online -only journa l on S c it a t ion f r om J a nua r y Am er ic an Ast r onomic a l
2 00 9 Soc iet y
Biomic rof luidic s 1 9 32 - 10 5 8 2 00 7 -0 1 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? BI OM GB full t e xt Online- only ope n- a c c es s journa l Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
BIO MG B Phys ic s
Cha os: An Int e rdis ci pli na ry 1 0 5 4 -1 5 0 0 1 0 89 - 76 8 2 1 99 1 -0 7 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? CHAOEH CHAOEH
full t e xt Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
J our na l of Nonline a r S c ie nc e Phys ic s
Comput e rs in P hy sic s 0 8 9 4 -1 8 6 6 1 99 7 -0 1 11 1 1 9 98 - 1 1 1 2 6 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? CPHYE 2
CPHYE 2 full t e xt Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
Phys ic s /IE EE Com put e r
Soc iet y Com put e r S ocie t y
Comput ing in S c ie nc e & 1 5 2 1 -9 6 1 5 1 99 9 -0 1 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? CSE NFA
CSEN FA full t e xt Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
E ngi ne e ring Phys ic s /IE EE Com put e r
Soc iet y Com put e r S ocie t y
J CP: BioChe mic a l Phys ics 1 9 31 - 92 2 3 2 00 7 -0 1 1 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? JCP BCP
JCP BCP full t e xt Online- only sub- jour nal of The J ourna l of Che mic al Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
Phys ics ( IS SN 0 0 21 - 9 60 6 ) Phys ic s
J our na l of Applied P hysi cs 0 0 2 1 -8 9 7 9 1 0 89 - 75 5 0 1 93 7 -0 1 - 8 1 ht tp: //link. a ip.org/ link /? JAPI AU full t e xt Am er ic an I ns ti tut e of
01 J AP IAU Phys ic s

10. The KBART Registry
http://bit.ly/kbartregistry/

11. Where are we at?
• Phase I KBART Recommended Practice
released Jan 2010
http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart
• Endorsement framework for content
providers
• Phase II started in 2010 and draft out for
consultation in April 2013 on NISO website

12. KBART Phase 2
• Consortial metadata fields included
• Further refinement of fields for e-books
and conference proceedings
• Open access metadata requirements

13. KBART Lifespan
Phase 1 – Universally accepted standardized e-
holdings metadata, regularly distributed
AND available on demand
Phase 2 – Broad adoption, Consortia, More content
type coverage (eBooks, conference
proceedings), Open Access materials
Phase 3 – Standing committee – encouraging
endorsement, migration from phase I,
feedback

14. Publisher Endorsement
1. Everything can be found at
http://www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart
2. Review the requirements (data samples available)
3. Format your title lists accordingly
4. Send files to kbart@niso.org
5. Ensure that you have a process in place for regular data
updates and have metadata webpage available
6. Register your organization on the KBART registry website:
http://bit.ly/kbartregistry

15. Thank You!
Sarah Price
Co-Chair KBART
Assistant Director: Collection Management & Development
University of Birmingham
s.price@bham.ac.uk