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This initiative explores value-added services for metadata, emphasizing OCLC's strengths in cooperative processing. We aim to aggregate metadata for reuse and enhance collaboration within the Metadata and Cooperative Discovery Services. The discussion includes schema interoperability and making knowledge organization services more accessible. We focus on managing unique, non-published materials that support learning and cultural engagement. As digital initiatives grow, libraries must adapt to maintain relevance in information management for research and learning.
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Metadata switch Lorcan DempseyMembers’ Council, May 2002
Metadata switch • Explore a set of services which add value to metadata by leveraging OCLC expertise and position. • Under discussion with Metadata and Cooperative Discovery Services • High acronymic density … please shout out!
Proposition • Add value to metadata created elsewhere • Aggregate metadata for reuse • Leverage knowledge structures • Investigate schema interoperability services • An initiative which builds on OCLC’s ‘cooperative processing’ strengths • ‘Open metadata services’
Environment • Major digital initiatives as part of learning, research and cultural engagement • Libraries looking at management and disclosure of institutional assets • Growing importance of unique, non-published materials • Learning materials, research data, technical reports, e-prints
OAI • E-prints • cultural heritage • learning Knowledge bank, Dspace, … NSDL, IMLS, NOF, NLA, FAIR, …
Agg. Switch
Agg. Switch KONA
Agg. Switch KONA Schema trans.
Components also stand alone • Aggregator • Metadata creation and exchange • KO NA • Make knowledge organisation services more accessible • Schema transformations • Infrastructure of interoperability
Subject classification service Name SOAP authority service Citation analysis service For Example … Institutional Non - institutional Personal e - print e - print e - print archives archives archives OAI - PMH e - Prints UK SOAP Javascript /HTTP Z39.50 RDN RDN RDN RDN RDN RDN gateway/portal gateway/portal gateway/portal gateway/portal JISC FAIR program gateway/portal gateway/portal service service service service service service
Don’t do it? • Share of metadata creation declines • Become peripheral to major activities in information management for research and learning • Increasingly marginal to many ‘digital library’ initiatives on campus • Lose potentially valuable ‘reference’ resources
Aggregator NDLTD Learning objects Contentdm KONA Under development Schema trans Investigation Will work with CMS Exploratory Diane VG’s group Next steps
discussion? dempseyl@oclc.org