KBART: Improving Access to Electronic Resources through Better Linking

McCracken, Peter; Womack, Kristina

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“…Chen (2004), Donlan (2007), and Wakimoto et al (2006) all found that wrong information provided by database vendors is a major cause of errors. McCracken and Womack summarized OpenURL linking problems this way: "bad data from the provider, bad formatting of the data, and a lack of knowledge among the members of the data supply chain" (McCracken and Womack, 2010). In addition to commonly discussed dead link causes, such as incorrect metadata, resolver translation error, inaccurate embargo data, provider target URL translation error, incomplete provider content, wrong coverage dates, and indexed-only titles mistakenly considered as full-text titles, Chen (2012) also called for attention to other causes of dead links: book reviews and other special items that do not work with OpenURL linking; articles from supplemental issues that have nonstandard metadata, abnormal volume, issue and page numbers; articles with two publication dates (one traditional, the other online); DOI errors; and missing volumes/issues/articles on journal websites.…”

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“…), Donlan (2007), and Wakimoto et al (2006 all found that wrong information provided by database vendors is a major cause of errors. McCracken and Womack summarized OpenURL linking problems this way: "bad data from the provider, bad formatting of the data, and a lack of knowledge among the members of the data supply chain"(McCracken and Womack, 2010). In addition to commonly discussed dead link causes, such as incorrect…”

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SFX Miscellaneous Free Ejournals Target: Usage Survey Among the SFX Community

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The number of free or open access articles is increasing rapidly, and their retrieval with library indexes and OpenURL link resolvers has been a challenge. In June 2014, the SFX MISCELLANEOUS_FREE_EJOURNALS target contained more than 24,000 portfolios of all kinds. The SFX KnowledgeBase Advisory Board (KBAB) carried out an international survey to get an overview of the usage of this target by the SFX community and to precisely identify what could be done to improve it. The target is widely used among the community. However, many respondents complained about three major problems: (a) incorrect links, (b) full texts actually not free, and (c) incorrect or missing thresholds (years and volumes information).

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“…The KBART literature is predominantly conference proceedings about how the guidelines will enable more accurate content linking (Glasser, 2011;McCracken and Womack, 2010;Zhu et al, 2011). Blake and Collins (2013) note that KBART developments may eliminate formatting errors that impede the availability of individual lists in discovery systems (Blake and Collins, 2013, p. 25).…”

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Optimizing KBART guidelines to restore perpetual access

Blanchat

2015

Collection Building

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Purpose -This case study aims to demonstrate how proactive use of KBART guidelines can assist librarians in the analysis and restoration of journal titles with post-cancellation perpetual access. Design/methodology/approach -After experiencing a 25-per cent decrease in the collection budget, the Queens College Libraries (QCL) faced losing electronic journal content with cancellations to Big Deal licensing agreements. By using tools such as Serials Solutions, Ex Libris SFX and Microsoft Excel, the library was able to optimize KBART guidelines to analyze and restore journal titles under perpetual access licensing clauses. The implemented workflow mirrored the process to create "Big Deal" renewal spreadsheets at Springer Science ϩ Business Media. Findings -By using KBART guidelines to manipulate and analyze data, the library was efficiently able to identify journal titles for perpetual access. Because the resulting data were formatted within KBART guidelines, it could then be transferred to a knowledge base for enhanced content discovery. Practical implications -While there are numerous variations on perpetual access rights across hundreds of vendors, the workflow developed at QCL can be replicated, or altered on a case-by-case basis. By highlighting the work necessary to implement perpetual access clauses, this article makes a case for both standardizing licensing clauses as well as increased vendor adoption of KBART guidelines. Originality/value -This case study examines the workflow of an Electronic Resources librarian with vendor experience, the overlap of concerns between librarians and vendors, and the ways in which to analyze journal holdings without an automated system.

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“…This both reduces the library's return on investment and leaves users dissatisfied. 21 While the Wakimoto, Walker, and Dabbour study seems to have resulted in a lower rate of link failures than the Trainer and Price study (20 percent versus 29 percent), Trainor and Price make a compelling argument for the reassignment of the Wakimoto, Walker, and Dabbour category "Correct-required search or browse for FT [full text]" from the "correct group" to the "error group," stating that "When the target full text item or abstract with full text links is not presented on the target page, most users and even many librarians perceive the resolver as having failed." 22 This reassignment raised the total link resolver error rate for the Wakimoto, Walker, and Dabbour dataset to 35 percent.…”

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“…In deciding on these sixteen elements, the goal was to "collect only the information that is most useful, rather than a large number of fields that become too overwhelming for content providers to support." 53 The recommendations address common metadata problems such as the reuse of ISSNs; title inconsistencies (misspellings, the incorrect use of former or subsequent titles); inaccurate or outdated coverage dates; inconsistent date and enumeration formats; inaccurate, inconsistent or missing coverage descriptions (e.g., abstracts, selected full text, exclusion of graphics); and embargo period ambiguities. The report also includes recommendations for metadata file naming as well as the method and frequency of data transfer.…”

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Broken Links and Failed Access

Glasser¹

2012

Library Resources &Amp; Technical Services

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This paper highlights three industry initiatives currently working on ways to improve access to licensed electronic content. The three initiatives are KBART, IOTA, and PIE-J. Background information onL ibraries today rely heavily on electronic full-text content. Users like electronic access, but become frustrated when links to content do not work. The OpenURL standard ushered in a new and much improved way of linking to licensed electronic content, but despite broad adoption of OpenURL, links still fail and access to licensed content still eludes users more often than librarians would like. Even when links resolve correctly, users sometimes are unable to find what they seek because of how journal content is displayed on provider websites. This paper discusses some of the reasons behind failed access and describes in detail three industry initiatives currently working on ways to improve access to electronic content. The three initiatives are recommended practices for Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART), a two-year research project aimed at Improving OpenURLs Through Analytics (IOTA), and recommended practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J). While these initiatives will not solve all access problems, they offer solutions to specific, known causes of electronic access failure. Understanding exactly what they do can help those involved in the electronic serials supply chain improve their own work, communicate effectively with others, and advocate for adoption of best practices by publishers and other content providers. To fully understand the initiatives, background information is presented on OpenURL, link resolvers, and knowledge bases, as well as detailed descriptions of the access problems the initiatives were developed to improve. The ultimate goal of this paper is to enhance understanding of the work being done by KBART, IOTA, and PIE-J to provide those who deal with electronic access issues with the information they need to effect change and ultimately bring better service to users.

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KBART: Improving Access to Electronic Resources through Better Linking

Cited by 8 publications

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SFX Miscellaneous Free Ejournals Target: Usage Survey Among the SFX Community

SFX Miscellaneous Free Ejournals Target: Usage Survey Among the SFX Community

Optimizing KBART guidelines to restore perpetual access

Broken Links and Failed Access

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