isbnKH is an initiative of @SmallWorldPress, a 'social publishing' startup based in Phnom Penh. isbnKH aims to build a free, online, centralized, open & collaborative repository of bibliographic database for books published in Cambodia.

1. isbnKH
For a more Open Access to Books Info in Cambodia
Vantharith OUM
SmallWorld Press/ OKFn Cambodia
Fast pitch presentation
24th February 2014

2. The problem
• Readers/ Librarians: Looking for info
about books published in Cambodia?
It’s like ‘finding needle in the sea!’
• Same issues faced by other stakeholders:
Booksellers, Publishers, National Library…etc.
• isbnKH: An open ISBN linked data
repository/ #OpenBibliographic data for
books published in Cambodia.
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3. លលលល / ISBN: Int’l Standard Book Number
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4. Our Inspirations
product.okfn.org
openfoodfacts.org
km.wikipedia.org
openlibrary.org
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Open Bibliographic Data Working Group
openbiblio.net
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5. Opening up Info on Books & Literacy
• BIG IDEA: To build a free, online,
centralized, open & collaborative
repository of bibliographic database for
books published in Cambodia.
• TARGET BENIFICIRIES: Anyone virtually
on the web, from students to parents,
teachers to librarians and other players in
book trade and literacy/education sector.
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6. Basic Fields of the Database
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ISBN
Book title
Cover Image
Author, (Editor, Translator, Illustrator..., if any)
Publisher, Year,
Language
Keywords/ Subjects
Genres/ Collections
And other relevant fields...etc.
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7. Current Status
• Talking around: Reaching out to
SIPAR/IBBY & other publishers if they.
• Next: Getting National Library of
Cambodia (NLC) involved
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8. Get Involved!
• Join the Team: Refine the idea, develop
a strategy & push the project forward.
• Developers: to help build platform, API…
• Be our Partners (e.g. publishers):
Submit your book catalog & databases.
• Be our Sponsors!
After the Launch:
• Be our Users and/or Contributors!
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