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Unlocking the Value metadata strategy and linked data at the British Library Alan Danskin Collection Metadata Standards Manager CIGS Metadata and Linked Data Seminar, Edinburgh 12/9/2016
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Unlocking the Valuemetadata strategy and linked data
at the British Library
Alan DanskinCollection Metadata Standards Manager
CIGS Metadata and Linked Data Seminar, Edinburgh 12/9/2016
www.bl.uk 2
Overview
• Brief Introduction
• Collection Metadata Strategy: Why? How? What?
• Linked data
www.bl.uk 3
British Library
The National Library of the United Kingdom
London
Boston Spa
Stockton on Tees
www.bl.uk 4
British Library Metadata Services
The British Library Act records our role as “national centre for… bibliographical & other information services”
BL Metadata Services:
• Originally offered priced services & evolved through many technologies
• Began to offer open data in 2010 & Linked Open Data in 2011
• Collection Metadata Strategy published in 2015
www.bl.uk 5
Collection Metadata Strategy
Why?
www.bl.uk 6
New Challenges
1949
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2015
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7000 Ebooks by Year of Original Publication
No.of Items
Global UK US Netherlands Australia India0
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Ebooks by Publication Location
No. of items
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Legacy Challenges
Hidden Metadata
• Printed catalogues
• Superseded electronic media
• Uncatalogued resources
• Legacy metadata
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Legacy Metadata Challenges
2013 20140
20
40
60
80
100
120
% Records containing Language of Content
Foundation catalogues Integrated Catalogue Annual Production
DiscoveryResearchBibliometricsManagement InformationVisualisationCollection Management
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Legacy Challenges
Hidden Metadata
• Printed catalogues
• Superseded electronic media
• Uncatalogued resources
• Legacy metadata
Silos
• Responsibility
• Workflows
• Systems
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Collection Metadata Strategy
How?
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Collection Metadata - UsesInternal External
Direct
To record: Resource description & availability for
discovery & access
Collection inventory
Preservation requirements
Licensed content rights
Legal deposit & purchased claims
Representation of BL holdings in shared catalogues
Re-use in 3rd party commercial services
Derived cataloguing by other libraries
Identification of candidate material for collaborative digitisation
Indirect
Preparing exhibitions
Responding to FOI requests
Website organisation
Content identification for collaborative initiatives
Management information
Confirmation of UK publication status
Identification of last resort copy for collection disposal initiatives
Open data contribution
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Collection Metadata = Strategic Asset
Collection Metadata identifies:
• Attributes & relationships
• Location & availability
• Status & rights
Collection Staff
Metadata Estates
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Collection Metadata = Strategic Asset
Collection Metadata requires
• Stewardship
• Leadership
• Resourcing
Collection Staff
Metadata Estates
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Collection Metadata = Strategic Asset
Collection Metadata delivers
• Efficiency
• Improved services
• More value for money
Collection Staff
Metadata Estates
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Representation
Senior management
Strategic direction
Expert Advice
Business Representation
Business Cases
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Responsibilty
Head of Collection Metadata
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Communications
• Strategy published externally
• Established & communicated best practice via new CM Wiki
• Implemented:• Centralised support mailbox
• Horizon scanning function
• Workshop on 2016/17 plans
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Collection Metadata Strategy
What?
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Vision
“Our vision is that by 2020 the Library’s collection metadata assets will be comprehensive, coherent, authoritative and sustainable, enabling their full value to be unlocked for improved content management, greater collaboration and wider use of the collection.”
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Objectives
Drive efficiencies in the creation, management and exploitation of collection metadata to support delivery of the Library’s strategic priorities and programmes
Improve the Library’s return on investment in its collection metadata assets by ensuring their long term value is maintained for future activities
Open up more of the Library’s collection metadata to improve access to Library content and promote wider re-use
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Collection Metadata Strategy2015-18 Implementation Roadmap
Metadata M
anagement
Standards
Preservation, Maintenance & Enhancement Open Metadata Discovery & Delivery
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Metadata assets register available
ISNI integration into key metadata
Licensing & Rights M
anagement
Process Efficiencies
Comm
unications
Technical Infrastructure
Collection metadata available via global cross domain delivery channels
Assessment and prioritisation of
enhancement requirements
Automated E-book metadata enhancement
process implemented
Establish horizon scanning function for metadata
Undertake Options appraisal for linked metadata platform replacement
Aleph v22 Implemention
Metadata strategy workshop
Development of new metadata visualisation
tools
Redevelopment of AMED Service metadata
Undertake investigation of DRM metadata solutions
Convergence on agreed metadata standards portfolio
Standardise solutions for derived collection
metadata
Internal communication of strategic priorities
Completion of website
redevelopmentLarge scale batch
enhancement solutionimplemented
Harmonisation of existing metadata licensing practice
IAMS data release
Create metadata based collection analysis tools
Undertake review of national library metadata systems options
Non standard systems migration completed
Assessment and prioritisation of metadata systems
migration requirements
All collection metadata held in centralised master metadata
repositories
SAMI Metadata assessment
Persistent Identifier infrastructure for metadata and
related content
Implementation of comprehensive DRM metadata solution
Promotion of agreed standards portfolio
Preparatory work for ILS replacement
Ong
oing
ratio
nalis
ation
of l
egac
y sy
stem
s &
mig
ratio
n to
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port
ed m
aste
r met
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posi
torie
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Improved user access options available
Implementation of PSI directives for
metadata sets
Complex rights & license metadata solution available
New staff intranet and wiki resources on collection metadata
Optimised metadata management processes
Efficient international standards engagement process
Undertake review of new metadata creation & processing options
Establish annual collection metadata
audit processes
Collaborate with international partners on core metadata standards
Ong
oing
infr
astr
uctu
re d
evel
opm
ent
Migration to supported standards
BNB Linked data service improvements
Printed music metadata release
New open researcher format metadata capability
established
Fully representative range of metadata sets available
Hidden collection metadata assets exposed for re-use
Centralised metadata license storage implemented
Undertake audits of metadata assets & licenses
Governance & internal support
functions established
Investigate deriving options for sound
recordings
Migration complete
Collection Metadata best practice resource
available for staff
New linked data platform implemented
JISC national shared metadata service platform
options appraisal
External publication of strategy
External user support functions centralised
Preparatory work for Google digitisation
phase 2
Implementation of new external sources
metadata
Linked data exploitation options implemented
Undertake review of metadata standards & develop engagement plan
Investigate BL on Demand requirements
Comprehensive open metadata service offering
Unified, standardised metadata management
infrastructure
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Collection Metadata Strategy
Where’s
the
Linked data?
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The British National Bibliography
3.7m entries for UK books & journals on all subjects in all languages 1950- to date
Reusable publication dataset - not a unique institutional catalogue
Permissive License – CC0
Includes: People, Places, Dates, Subjects
Consistent - over 60 years
Prepublication data
Retender platform
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Open MetadataLinked Open Data
Linked Data Analytics Project• Who is using our data?• Which data?• How to optimise publication?
Visitors - Government
Visitors - Academia
Visitors - Libraries
745K ISNIs added to Linked Data BNB
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Open MetadataIncreasing Access, Reuse & Relevance
2014/15 2015/160
50100150200250300350400450500 Downloads
177 countries use services
New open ‘researcher format’ option
Created open metadata sets for printed music, manuscripts &
archives
Events – CILIP, Cabinet Office Data Science…
Research collaborations
1550+ users
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Breaking down silos
Standards convergence
Metadata enhancement
New synergies
System replacement
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Conclusions
Lots to be done
Linked data potential solution not an objective
Influencing and delivering corporate strategic objectives
Increasing Demand for our help!
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Links: strategy
Unlocking the value: the British Library’s Collection Metadata Strategy, 2015-2018
http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/pdfs/british-library-collection-metadata-strategy-2015-2018.pdf
Collection Metadata Strategy Roadmap, 2015-2018http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/pdfs/british-library-collection-metadata-strategy-roadmap-2015-2018.pdf
Living knowledge: the British Library 2015-2023http://www.bl.uk/projects/living-knowledge-the-british-library-2015-2023
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Links: metadata
Free data serviceshttp://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/datafree.html
Downloads: linked data; open data; researcher format
http://www.bl.uk/bibliographic/download.html
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Questions?
