Taming the E-Chaos Through Standards and Best Practices An Update on Recent Developments Betty Landesman NC Serials Conference March 21, 2016

Consensus-Based Intended to support better communication and interoperability Intended to support better communication and interoperability Created by community with multiple stakeholders Created by community with multiple stakeholders Consensus leads to broader acceptance Consensus leads to broader acceptance

Terminology Standard – e.g., NISO Z39.x Standard – e.g., NISO Z39.x Recommended Practice – e.g., NISO RP-7, SERU (A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding) Recommended Practice – e.g., NISO RP-7, SERU (A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding) Code of Practice – e.g., COUNTER Code of Practice – e.g., COUNTER

ALI Access and License Indicators Access and License Indicators NISO RP NISO RP Charge was to develop standardized metadata to indicate whether specific article is freely readable and what re-use rights might be available Charge was to develop standardized metadata to indicate whether specific article is freely readable and what re-use rights might be available

Minimal Set of Metadata tag – can be used to generate icons at article level tag – can be used to generate icons at article level tag tag

Want to Learn More? Full text of RP : Full text of RP : Working Group roster: Working Group roster: Interest Group list: Interest Group list: Original work item proposal: ument.php?document_id=9845 Original work item proposal: ument.php?document_id= ument.php?document_id= ument.php?document_id=9845

Open Discovery Initiative: Promoting Transparency in Discovery Open Discovery Initiative: Promoting Transparency in Discovery NISO RP NISO RP rp/rp rp/rp

Developed to define best practices for library discovery services, which are based on indexed search Developed to define best practices for library discovery services, which are based on indexed search –Ability to assess level of content providers’ participation in discovery services –Streamline process for providers to work with discovery service vendors –Models for unbiased (“fair”) linking to content –Usage statistics – what statistics, for whom, how disseminated –Mechanisms to evaluate conformance with RP Why ODI?

Want to Learn More? (1) Full text of RP : wnload.php/14820/rp _ODI.pdf Full text of RP : wnload.php/14820/rp _ODI.pdf wnload.php/14820/rp _ODI.pdf wnload.php/14820/rp _ODI.pdf Standing Committee roster: roster/ Standing Committee roster: roster/ roster/ roster/ Discussion list: Discussion list:

Want to Learn More? (2) ODI Resources: urces/ ODI Resources: urces/ urces/ urces/ –Conformance statements: statements/ statements/ statements/ –Info to increase vendor conformance: _points _points _points –Library guides to configuring content providers to optimize discovery: der_config/ der_config/ der_config/

DDA Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs Demand Driven Acquisition of Monographs NISO RP NISO RP Charge was to develop flexible model for DDA programs Charge was to develop flexible model for DDA programs

Charge to Working Group Develop recommendations on: Best practices for populating and managing the pool of titles under consideration for potential purchase Best practices for populating and managing the pool of titles under consideration for potential purchase Development of consistent models for the three basic aspects of e-book DDA that work for publishers and libraries; Development of consistent models for the three basic aspects of e-book DDA that work for publishers and libraries; Methods for managing DDA of multiple formats Methods for managing DDA of multiple formats Ways in which print-on-demand solutions can be linked to DDA Ways in which print-on-demand solutions can be linked to DDA

Areas of Recommended Practice (1) Goals and objectives Goals and objectives Choosing content to be made available Choosing content to be made available Choosing DDA models (auto-purchase, STL Choosing DDA models (auto-purchase, STL Profiling Profiling Loading records Loading records

Areas of Recommended Practice (2) Removing content Removing content Assessment Assessment Preservation Preservation Consortial DDA Consortial DDA Public library DDA Public library DDA

Want to Learn More? Full text of RP : Full text of RP : Working Group roster: Working Group roster: Interest Group list: Interest Group list: Results of 2013 survey: wnload.php/12541/DDA_Survey_Results.pdf Results of 2013 survey: wnload.php/12541/DDA_Survey_Results.pdf wnload.php/12541/DDA_Survey_Results.pdf wnload.php/12541/DDA_Survey_Results.pdf

Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources Not NISO; SUSHI is Z Not NISO; SUSHI is Z ctice.html ctice.html

COUNTER History First COUNTER Code of Practice 2003 First COUNTER Code of Practice nd and 3 rd releases for Journals and Databases 2005 and nd and 3 rd releases for Journals and Databases 2005 and 2008 Release 1 for Books and Reference Works 2006 Release 1 for Books and Reference Works 2006 Release 4 = COUNTER Code of Practice for e-Resources, published April 2012 Release 4 = COUNTER Code of Practice for e-Resources, published April additional COUNTER Codes of Practice issued in additional COUNTER Codes of Practice issued in 2014

COUNTER Code of Practice for Articles Release 1 published March 2014 Release 1 published March 2014 Framework for recording and reporting usage at individual article level Framework for recording and reporting usage at individual article level Article Report 2 - # of full text article requests (consolidated) by author, month, and DOI (don’t have to be reported monthly) Article Report 2 - # of full text article requests (consolidated) by author, month, and DOI (don’t have to be reported monthly) Article Report 3 – all successful article requests for author, by month Article Report 3 – all successful article requests for author, by month html html html html

COUNTER Code of Practice for Usage Factors Release 1 published April 2014 Release 1 published April 2014 “Usage Factor: Journals” (UFJ) intended as usage-based measure of journal performance “Usage Factor: Journals” (UFJ) intended as usage-based measure of journal performance Includes methodology for calculating usage factors, specs for reporting, role of a Central Registry for Usage Factors [first registry scheduled to be published in 2016] Includes methodology for calculating usage factors, specs for reporting, role of a Central Registry for Usage Factors [first registry scheduled to be published in 2016] Reports on the first stages of the project are on the UKSG web site at Reports on the first stages of the project are on the UKSG web site at

Transfer Code of Practice/NISO Recommended Practice, Version 3.0 Transfer Code of Practice/NISO Recommended Practice, Version 3.0 NISO RP NISO RP Set of voluntary best practice guidelines for publishers involved in the transfer of a journal between publishers Set of voluntary best practice guidelines for publishers involved in the transfer of a journal between publishers

How Does Transfer Work? Includes: Includes: –Provision of ongoing access to online content –Exchange of subscriber lists –DOI and URL transfer –Perpetual access rights to journal content Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service - tions/ Enhanced Transfer Alerting Service - tions/ tions/ tions/

Want to Learn More? List of the publishers endorsing the code: _publishers/ List of the publishers endorsing the code: _publishers/ _publishers/ _publishers/ Standing Committee roster: Standing Committee roster: Sign up to the list: bin/webadmin?A0=transfer Sign up to the list: bin/webadmin?A0=transfer bin/webadmin?A0=transfer bin/webadmin?A0=transfer

Knowledge Bases and Related Tools NISO RP To provide guidance for accurate metadata exchange between content providers and knowledge base developers, to better support OpenURL linking Why?

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

What Can Go Wrong? Publisher gives wrong metadata for title to knowledgebase Publisher gives wrong metadata for title to knowledgebase Link resolver uses bad metadata to make link Link resolver uses bad metadata to make link Link does not resolve to correct target Link does not resolve to correct target Data not current Data not current –Issue has been removed –Provider hasn’t notified that issue is live

Hence, KBart Provides simple metadata exchange format – e.g., publication_title, date_first_issue_online Provides simple metadata exchange format – e.g., publication_title, date_first_issue_online Phase I prepared by joint NISO/UKSG Working Group in 2010, with focus on metadata formatting for journal resources Phase I prepared by joint NISO/UKSG Working Group in 2010, with focus on metadata formatting for journal resources Updated in 2014 (Phase II) to include more complex issues in metadata supply – consortia- specific metadata; metadata transfer for open access publications, e-books, conference proceedings Updated in 2014 (Phase II) to include more complex issues in metadata supply – consortia- specific metadata; metadata transfer for open access publications, e-books, conference proceedings

Want to Learn More? KBART Endorsement (requirements, list of formal endorsers): rsement/ KBART Endorsement (requirements, list of formal endorsers): rsement/ rsement/ rsement/ KBART Registry (contacts, URLs, instructions): KBART Registry (contacts, URLs, instructions): Standing Committee roster: roster/ Standing Committee roster: roster/ roster/ roster/ Interest Group List: Interest Group List:

Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems Balance between applying usage data to improve services and need to protect privacy Balance between applying usage data to improve services and need to protect privacy Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded NISO grant to develop Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded NISO grant to develop Consensus Framework to Support Patron Privacy in Digital Library and Information Systems Working Group formed, virtual and in-person meetings held in 2015 Working Group formed, virtual and in-person meetings held in 2015 NISO Consensus Principles on Users’ Digital Privacy in Library, Publisher, and Software-Provider Systems (NISO Privacy Principles)(NISO Privacy Principles) published December 10, 2015 NISO Consensus Principles on Users’ Digital Privacy in Library, Publisher, and Software-Provider Systems (NISO Privacy Principles)(NISO Privacy Principles) published December 10, 2015 NISO Consensus Principles on Users’ Digital Privacy in Library, Publisher, and Software-Provider Systems (NISO Privacy Principles) NISO Consensus Principles on Users’ Digital Privacy in Library, Publisher, and Software-Provider Systems (NISO Privacy Principles)

Privacy and Research Data Beginning 2016 NISO will launch project to manage privacy risks related to research data sets Beginning 2016 NISO will launch project to manage privacy risks related to research data sets NISO has submitted a Case Statement to Research Data Alliance to undertake jointly, is seeking broad international participation NISO has submitted a Case Statement to Research Data Alliance to undertake jointly, is seeking broad international participation Post comments/join group at Research Data Alliance site at Post comments/join group at Research Data Alliance site at

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