Transcript ISSN: Interoperability, Identification, Innovation Regina Romano Reynolds National Serials Data Program Library of Congress Or… ISSN: Sew What?

ISSN:
Interoperability,
Identification, Innovation
Regina Romano Reynolds
National Serials Data Program
Library of Congress
Or…
ISSN: Sew What?
Suits many brands and models
“Plastic bobbins can be
used on all machines that
used metal bobbins
except those with
magnetic bobbin winders”
Standardized, Interchangeable Parts
(Industrial Age)
Interoperability (Digital Age)
Interoperability
 The ability of two or more systems
or components to exchange
information and to use the
information that has been
exchanged. [IEEE 90]
Standards in a Non-Standard
World
 Libraries now less standardized:
• Different ILS implementations; handling
of e-resources in or outside of catalog;
single vs. multiple record approach;
“home-grown” or purchased link
resolution, etc.
 Libraries now interact with a greater
variety of communities:
• Publishers; vendors, information
industry; more global partners
ISSN and Interoperability
 Importing and exporting data to and from
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various sources (PAMS, A&I services)
Migrating to new systems
Data Exchange, ONIX transactions
Database management: merging, matching
• ERMS
• ILS, OPAC
• De-duplication
Linking!!
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Open URL, other reference linking (CrossRef, etc.)
Linking from OPAC to external files, Web pages, etc
Linking from databases to OPAC (“hook-toholdings”)
ONIX for Serials
ISSN
OPACs
ERMS
SICI
PAMS databases
A&I databases
Identifiers
 For “parties” (publishers, libraries,
organizations, etc.) e.g., SAN: more are
needed!
 For services and/or packages: can
ISSN be used? (under consideration)
 For resources (including articles):
ISBN, ISMN, ISSN, DOI, SICI
ISSN and Identification
 Original, basic function of the ISSN
 Numerical equivalent of a unique title
(i.e., key title)
 Why identify?
• Titles are difficult to search and match on
• Many titles are the same or similar
 “So titles won’t get lost in databases”
Linking:
Connecting Users to Content
Getting Users From Citation
to Online Article
 Does the library subscribe to this
journal?
 In which aggregation(s) or package(s)
can this journal be found?
 Which aggregations or packages
contain the volume and issue in which
the article appears?
 If the library does not have the article in
online form, does it have it in print?
OpenURL & Link Resolvers
Link resolution software resolves OpenURL
“requests” by:
- Identifying the bibliographic elements
of an OpenURL, especially the ISSN
- Comparing those elements to
institution-specific resolution tables
- Identifying the most appropriate
“services” to present to a user
Based on a slide by Steve Shadle
OpenURL & Link Resolution
User
Database
Clicking
SFX
submits
selects
server
SFX
validates
individual
resolves
database
button
user
URL
sends
citation
search
and
producing
Open
performs
URLsearch
to
SFX server result
customized
search
XYZ.edu
SFX user
http://sfxserver.xyz.edu/…
xyz.edu student
result
server
OpenURL
ISSN
Record 15 of 286 in BIOSIS Previews
TI: Developmental expression of amylases during barley malting.
AU: Georg-Kraemer-J-E; Mundstock-E-C; Cavalli-Molina-S {a}
SO: Journal-of-Cereal-Science. [print] May, 2001; 33 (3): 279-288.
IS: 0733-5210
PY: 2001
AB: Amylase activity and qualitative changes in amylase
isoenzymes as a function of barley seedling age were investigated
in 10 Brazilian barley cultivars….
Based on a slide by Steve Shadle
“Murky Bucket Syndrome”
Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC
OPAC Record
ISSN 1234-567X (print)
=
SFX Knowledge Base
ISSN
ISSN 5432-1234
(Online)
“The Library does not hold this title in print”
Current Situation
 Many publishers use only 1 ISSN
for print and online
 Some OPACs have single record
policy; others have separate
records
 OpenURL linking, record merging,
de-duping, etc. don’t work!
 Confusion, dissatisfaction
What Should ISSN Identify?
 Works?
all related resources, regardless of title
changes, medium, language
 Titles?
all resources having the same title regardless
of medium
 Bibliographic entities?
resources that would be cataloged on a
separate bibliographic record
 Products?
any continuing resource or version a publisher
needs to identify for selling purposes
Innovation
 Revise ISSN standard (ISO 3297):
• Cover all continuing resources,
integrating as well as serials
• Provide for identification at multiple
levels
• Establish ISSN User Group
 Develop new services at ISSN
International Centre (resolution and
look-up)
 Clarify, communicate: what does ISSN
identify?
Possible ISSN
Identification“levels”
 Title level: One ISSN
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S
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for t-shirt and online
version
“Middle level”:
separate ISSN for tshirt and online
version
Product level:
separate ISSN for
online, plus one each
for small, medium and
large size shirts!
“Middle Level” Identification
 ISSN will remain at this level
 Current level, per ISSN Manual: separate
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ISSN for print, online, CD-ROM, etc. versions
Corresponds generally to same level at which
bibliographic resources are now cataloged
Reproductions remain an issue
Title-level and product-level identification will
be in addition to this existing base level
Title-Level Identification
 One of the “cluster” of multiple ISSN to be
designated the “tISSN”
 Rules to be developed for choosing tISSN
 Informational “annex” containing instructions
on how to use tISSN for title-level
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identification in conjunction with other
standards such as DOI, OpenURL, and Info
URI
MARC 024 (other standard identifier) in new
subfield for tISSN
Made-Up Example: 024 tISSN
Title-Level Identifier
Embed “tISSN” in another identifier
according to instructions in the new
standard’s informational annex:
E.g.,
DOI: tISSN:1234-567X
URN: tISSN:1234-567X
Info URI: tISSN 1234-567X
URN
OpenURL
DOI
Info URI
“Info” URI
 Intended to be used for bibliographic
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resources
Supports identification without resolution
Enthusiasm in the library/information world;
ANSI/NISO support
Syntax can embed ISSN
Would require development work to enable
resolution
In development
Advantages To “Embedded”
Approach
 Keeps title-level identifier within the
realm of the ISSN
 Avoids having to invent a totally new
standard
 Demonstrates ISSN convergence with
emerging standards and usage
 Capitalizes on functionality of the ISSN
Register
Title-Level ISSN Uses
 OpenURL resolution regardless of
multiple ISSN for manifestations
 Collocation in ERMS
 OPAC searching to retrieve all
manifestations
 All situations where identification
without regard to medium is desired
Product-Level ISSN
 To identify at a finer level of granularity,
e.g., different sizes of diskettes,
hardback vs. paperback version, PDF
vs. HTML
 Needed by subscription agents,
magazine distributors, others for precise
ordering, claiming, licensing, pricing
 Potential to work with 13-digit EAN or
other systems (RFID??)
EAN for a French serial
ISSN Link-Resolution and
Look-up Service
 Will use ISSN Register (Paris)
 Real-time or batch query look-up
 Human or computer look-up desirable
 Retrieval of all metadata associated
with an ISSN
 Retrieval of all ISSN related to another
ISSN
 Interest among OpenURL service
vendors and others is being determined
Communication,
Clarification, Maintenance
 Revised standard should clearly state
assignment policies
 Assignment policies should be posted
on ISSN IC and NC Web sites
 New or re-stated policies will be easier
to communicate to requestors and
easier to enforce
 Possible development of an ISSN
subscription service to “push” new and
changed ISSN to subscribers ??
ISSN User Group
 Advisory group of user
representatives
 5 – 12 members
 Representatives from industry
organizations, union lists of serials
 Goal: first meeting April 2005
ISSN (ISO 3297) Revision Timetable
 Feb. 2005: WG meets (develops draft)
 March 2005: WG comments via email on
working draft
 May 2005: WG meets to finalize draft
 June 2005: draft sent to SC9 members for
voting
 Sept. 2005: voting ends; results sent to
WG5
 Oct. 2005: WG meets to review comments
and revise draft (if necessary)
Depending on Results of
Voting and Revision (if necessary):
 Jan. 2006: Voting on DIS (draft)
 June 2006: Voting ends; results
compiled
 August: FDIS (final draft) voting begins,
if necessary
 Dec. 2006: New edition published!
If the ISSN did not exist,
someone would have to
invent it
ISO Working Group 5:
ISSN Revision
Amsterdam, February 2005
[email protected]