building the global open knowledgebase
DESCRIPTION
Presented at the NISO Webinar "Getting to the Right Content: Link Resolvers and Knowledgebases" on May 14, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Kristen WilsonMay 14, 2014
BUILDING THE GLOBAL OPEN
KNOWLEDGEBASE
OVERVIEW
What is
GOKb?
The proble
m space
How can
GOKb help?
Next steps
An enhanced knowledgebase
A community-managed knowledgebase
An open data knowledgebase
(What about link resolvers?)
WHAT IS GOKB?
GOKB PARTNERS
GOKB TIME LINE
2012 2013 2014 20152011 2016
GOKb and KB+ collaborate on data
model
GOKb Phase I:Proof of Concept
Release
Funded by Mellon Foundation & Kuali
OLE Partnership
GOKb Public
Release
Community development New partners
Enhanced functionaityGOKb Phase II:Partner Release
THE PROBLEM SPACE
• Kbs were primarily used for access
• They became a part of the add-on ERMS
• Movement toward integrated systems
• A positive and necessary experience.
The Kb experime
nt
THE PROBLEM SPACE
• Kbs are needed for management too
• Identifiers are crucial
• We need to manage all e-resources
• Systems should be integrated and Kb-centric
Lessons learned
Managing the right “thing”
Going beyond bibliographic description
Creating identifiers for what we need to manage
WHY KB-CENTRIC?
Title: Tetrahedron Letters
Format: Electronic
Publisher: Elsevier
Package: Freedom Collection
Platform: ScienceDire
ct
Enhanced data means we can manage what’s important
Open data means that the knowledgebase is not wedded to any one system
Community-managed data means we contribute directly to the quality of the knowledgebase
HOW CAN GOKB HELP?
ENHANCED DATA: THE TIPP
Global (GOKb)
Local
Title changes ISSN change as principal indicatorEarlier Related Title and Later Related Title
Titles within a package on a platform (TIPPs)
Organization role changes, especially Publisher transfers
ENHANCED DATA: CHANGES OVER TIME
GOKb
TIPP
E-ISSN
P-ISSN
DOI
Vendor ID
Catalog ID
ENHANCED DATA: IDENTIFIERS
GOKb is just data – it’s not tied to any one system
GOKb will support Kuali OLE and KB+ -- but it can support any other project too
External systems will access data via API
GOKb will include a co-referencing service to crosswalk between different sets of identifiers
OPEN DATA
COMMUNITY-MANAGED DATA: DOING MORE TOGETHER
• Publisher Data• Package information• Standard licences
Global (GOKb)
• National/Consortial information• National licences• Central Services
National (KB+)
• Local holdings• Financial information• Documentation
Institutional
(OLE)
Initial ingest: OpenRefine Apply rules Validate data
Working with data: GOKb web application Browse and search data Make corrections Submit error reports
COMMUNITY-MANAGED DATA: TOOLS FOR CONTRIBUTORS
GOKB DEMO: OPEN REFINE
GOKB DEMO: WEB APPLICATION
GOKB DEMO: WEB APPLICATION
Data collectionEbooksLinked data
Building community
NEXT STEPS
It’s a community, not a start upEnsure consistency of data across supply
chainOpen data and softwareExtensible community model for data
managementStructured participation will be possible for:
National Kbs Vendors Individual libraries
WHY SHOULD YOU GET INVOLVED?
Kristen WilsonGOKb EditorAssociate Head of Acquisitions & DiscoveryNorth Carolina State University [email protected]
gokb.org
QUESTIONS?