NISO Publishes Revised Recommendations for Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART)

[Cynthia Hodgson]

NISO announces the publication of a revision to the Knowledge Bases and
Related Tools (KBART) Recommended Practice (NISO RP-9-2014). The original
recommended practice, issued in 2010, provided all parties in the
information supply chain with straightforward guidance about metadata
formatting-focused mainly on journal resources-to ensure the exchange of
accurate metadata between content providers and knowledge base developers.
Building on the initial recommendations, the revision includes the more
granular, complex issues that cause problems in metadata supply, including
consortia-specific metadata and metadata transfer for open access
publications, e-books, and conference proceedings.

"The value of the KBART format is that it can be used for both
human-readable and machine-readable purposes and can be a low cost approach
to effective knowledge base metadata transfer for publishers," states Magaly
Bascones, Data Manager at Jisc Collections and Co-chair of the KBART Working
Group. "Since the first Recommended Practice was issued, over 75 publishers
and content providers have endorsed KBART and demonstrated their commitment
to good quality metadata provision. With implementation of the KBART
recommendations, users can be assured that the providers' metadata is
trusted and has the required level of granularity without the burdensome
task of title-by-title checking. All of the existing endorsements will go
through an updating procedure to ensure conformance with the revised
Recommended Practice."

"The experience of endorsing publishers and feedback from a survey of
libraries and consortia identified the areas of focus for this expanded
KBART revision," explains Chad Hutchens, University of Wyoming Libraries
Head of Digital Collections and Digital Resources Librarian, and Co-chair of
the KBART Working Group. "Historically, it has been difficult for libraries
and linking vendors to obtain accurate title list data for customized
consortia packages and the new KBART recommendations encourage content
providers to establish metadata feeds specific to these packages. The
recommendations also address some of the unique needs for open access
publications, e-books, and conference proceedings by updating some of the
required and optional metadata fields included in a KBART transmission."

"The KBART project will now be transferred to Standing Committee status
within NISO," states Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. "This
Committee will be responsible for managing the endorsement process,
providing ongoing education and promotion of KBART, and maintaining the
Information Hub on the NISO website that provides supporting materials about
KBART-including the KBART Glossary, endorsement information, a registry of
knowledge base supply chain contacts, and background information on OpenURL
and knowledge bases."

The KBART Recommended Practice and the KBART Information Hub with its
supporting materials are available on the NISO website at:
www.niso.org/workrooms/kbart

 

 

Cynthia Hodgson

Technical Editor / Consultant

National Information Standards Organization

chodgson at niso.org

301-654-2512

 


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