KBART – a publisher‘s view
Mirjam Kessler
Bibliographic Metadata Manager

Springer‘s view on KBART• KBART provides recommendations for the exchange ofaccurate metadata between content providers andknowledge base developers.
• Phase I: journals only
• Phase II: also eBooks• An exchange format (excel lists) on titles level• KBART breaks data down in sellable packages

KBART for Publishers

DataReceiver

Data
ProviderDataUserInformation
ProviderWhat could a publisher do with it?

DataProvider• Send out KBART tolibraries and linkresolvers

DataReceiver• Receive and integrate
KBART data?

Springer and KBART Phase I

Springer and KBART Phase II

What Springer does with KBART• As a content provider Springer sends titles lists to link resolvers
like SFX, Serials Solutions, EBSCO, OCLC
• The titles lists are KBART compliant:• KBART phase 1: was implemented on former SpringerLink
platform• KBART phase 2: will be implemented for new SpringerLink
platform (End of 2013)• The Springer metadata gets updated monthly• Delivery channels are websites (downloader and SpringerLink)

Data FlowsMARC RecordsOPAC

Springer Database

Link Resolver
Titles Lists

Metadata
XMLContent

Discovery Services

Springer Metadata Lifecycle

Information Platforms

Editorial and Full Service Vendors

XML Metadata

Production System

Metadata (KBART,ONIX, MARC, …)
Data Converters

Data Delivery System (DDS)End UserKBART Phase II includes• Enhancing the current recommendations:• Consortia related information• Open access metadata requirements• Refinements of fields for eBooks and proceedings

KBART Phase II at Springer• KBART phase II will be implemented at Springer (End of 2013)• Current files provided are „KBART like“• Tasks related to KBART format:• Journal history (title changes, journal breaks)• Open access information (no hybrid titles: title level vs articlelevel)

KBART Phase II at Springer• Tasks related to KBART portal:• Portal / website with KBART for link resolvers (= globalpackage lists)• Customized lists to pull from SpringerLink platform (holdings
related, search result related) for libraries• A service for customized lists (on SpringerLink and / ordirectly send to link resolvers) for consortia

KBART Titles Lists on SpringerLink for Libraries

KBART Titles Lists for Link Resolvers on springer.com

springer.com/MARC

Metadata Target Groups and Impacts

Production

Editorial

Marketing

Production Processes

Author Satisfaction

Product Visibility• Metadata triggeres
production
processes.

• Metadata gets theauthors content
found and provides
information about anauthor.

• Metadata let ourcustomers knowwhat content wehave on offer.

Sales

Salability• Metadata is
information thatmight influence
someone’s decision
to buy / access thecontent .

Challenges and Obstacles: Mappings• Mapping from internal data (Springer systems) to KBART
formatExample on Journal Data Mapping Challenge
metadata doesn‘t contain theinformation required as data value
but must be retreived from thecontent structure in databaseChallenges and Obstacles: Updates• Updates and data changes:• Changes of holdings data (= customer-specific holdings files
and not lists with all customers per title or collection)• eBooks: e.g. take overs from other publishers• eJournals: licensing per year
• Changes of e.g. subject collections• eBooks: a title moves to another collection

The Benefits for Publishers

GlobalInteroperability(End) user
Satisfaction
Usage Boost
Accessibilityof Products

Questions?
Noah LevinKBART Board Member
Noah.levin@springer.com

Mirjam Kessler
Metadata Manager
Springer Science and Business Media
mirjam.kessler@springer.com