Who updates publisher metadata and why? Downstream vendors on what happens to metadata in the supply chain. BEA 2013
1. Who
Updates
Publisher
Metadata
and
Why?
Downstream
Vendors
on
What
Happens
to
Publisher
Metadata
in
the
Supply
Chain
2. Moderator
and
Panelists
Moderator
• Renée
Register,
DataCurate
LLC
Panelists
• Sam
Dempsey,
VP
of
Data
Management,
Baker
&
Taylor
• Patricia
Payton,
Senior
Manager,
Publisher
RelaHons
and
Content
Development,
Bowker
• Richard
Stark,
Director,
Product
Data,
Barnes
&
Noble
• George
TaLersfield,
VP
of
Merchandising,
Ingram
Book
Group
3.
4. Downstream
Metadata
Survey
1. Which
metadata
elements
are
oQen
changed
and
why
are
they
changed?
2. Which
metadata
elements
are
oQen
added
and
why?
3. How
are
needed
changes
or
addiHons
idenHfied?
4. What
processes
are
involved
in
adding
or
changing
metadata?
5. Where
does
vendor
metadata
go
aQer
changes
and
enhancements
are
made?
6. What
are
the
benefits
of
changing
or
enhancing
publisher
metadata?
5. Most
Common
Changes
•
•
•
•
•
•
Title/SubHtle
Contributor
Series
Subject
PublicaHon
Data
Status/Availability
6. Why
Change
Title/SubHtle?
• Non-‐Htle
informaHon
included
in
the
Htle
field
is
moved
to
correct
fields
to
improve
display
and
search
– Common
examples:
•
•
•
•
EdiHon
Binding
Series
Translated
Htle
• CapitalizaHon
is
standardized
7. Why
Change
Contributor?
• Make
names
consistent
across
Htles
by
using
a
name
authority
file
– Standardize
variaHons
in
names
– Ensure
that
Htles
are
associated
with
the
correct
contributor
name
– Some
contributor
work
is
automated
but
some
must
be
reviewed
manually
8. Why
Change
Contributor?
• Move
InformaHon
included
in
the
contributor
field
to
correct
fields
to
correct
fields
to
opHmize
search,
sorHng,
and
display
– Examples:
•
•
•
Degrees
(PhD,
etc.)
Titles
(Dr.,
Pope,
etc.)
Birth/death
dates.
9. Why
Change
Series?
• Move
series
names
from
incorrect
fields
to
the
series
field
– Allows
search
by
series
• Regularly
review
books
in
series
– Ensure
they
are
connected
to
the
correct
series
– Ensure
consistent
informaHon
across
Htles
10. Why
Change
Subject?
• Replace
general
subjects
with
more
specific
subjects
• Replace
sent
subjects
with
clearly
more
accurate
subjects
– Examples:
•
•
Title
is
coded
with
both
JNF
(Juvenile
non-‐ficHon)
and
JUV
(Juvenile
ficHon)
BISAC
codes
Title
is
coded
with
both
HIS
(History)
and
FIC
(FicHon)
BISAC
codes
11. Why
Change
PublicaHon
Date?
• Vendors
work
closely
with
publishers
on
publicaHon
date
changes
• May
update
a
publicaHon
date
to
reflect
the
actual
date
that
the
book
is
available
to
consumers
12. Why
Change
Price?
• Vendors
regularly
compare
prices
received
in
metadata
files
to
actual
invoiced
prices
Why
Change
Status/Availability?
• Updated
based
on
purchase
order
acknowledgements
and
other
supply
chain
messages
• For
example,
physical
receipt
of
a
product
may
cause
a
change
in
status/availability
13. Common
reasons
for
changes
• Standard
quality
checks
idenHfy
changes
needed
– Vendors
rouHnely
confirm
metadata
received
against
the
published
book
– Publisher
metadata
moved
to
correct
ONIX
field
– Periodic
data
reviews
are
also
common
and
aLempt
to
ensure:
•
•
•
Consistency
across
different
formats
of
the
same
Htle
Consistency
within
a
series
Consistency
and
standardizaHon
of
contributor
names
14. Metadata
most
oQen
added
EdiHon
• Metadata
licensed
or
created
in-‐house
Series
•
Reviews
Contributor
Biography
•
Tables
of
contents
Awards
•
DescripHons
•
Covers
Media
menHons
• Proprietary
subjects
Bestseller
menHons
and
descriptors
Title
linking
across
• Dewey
Decimal
formats
ClassificaHon
or
other
• Age
and
grade
level
library
metadata
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
15. Common
reasons
for
adding
metadata
• Known
informaHon
about
the
book
is
not
supplied
by
publisher
• Elements
are
added
to
enhance
user
experience
and
increase
discovery
and
sales
• Proprietary
data
for
the
vendor
is
added
• AddiHonal
metadata
is
needed
for
the
library
market
• Formaing
is
added
to
allow
Htles
to
link
automaHcally
16. Ingram
Book
in
Hand
changes
made
(1600
Htles
tested)
Changes made
Features Added
Illustrations Added
Page Count
Image Scanned
Country of Manufacture Added
Contributor Changed
Contributor Added
Series Added
Title Changed
Contributor Deleted
Subtitle
Series Changed
Edition
# Changes
1389
960
917
623
474
374
329
261
237
237
205
166
161
%
86.8%
60.0%
57.3%
38.9%
29.6%
23.4%
20.6%
16.3%
14.8%
14.8%
12.8%
10.4%
10.1%
17. Examples
Title
and
SubHtle
Sam
Dempsey
Vice
President
of
Data
Management
18. Title
and
Sub8tle
<Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>The
First
Phone
Call
From
Heaven
CD</b203>
<b029>The
First
Phone
Call
From
Heaven
CD</b029>
</Htle>
ONIX
-‐
Format
in
Title
field;
use
<b012>
-‐
Title
repeated,
with
Format,
in
SubHtle
field
19. <Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203><![CDATA[This
Heart
Within
Me
Burns
–
From
Bedlam
to
Benidorm
(Revised
&
Updated)]]></b203>
<b030><![CDATA[This]]></b030>
<b031><![CDATA[Heart
Within
Me
Burns
-‐
From
Bedlam
to
Benidorm
(Revised
&
Updated)]]></b031>
</Htle>
ONIX
-‐ SubHtle
included
in
Title
field,
no
SubHtle
field
included;
use
<b029>
-‐ EdiHon
values
included
in
Title
field;
use
<b056>
<b058>
20. <Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>IntroducHon
to
Documentary,
Second
Edi8on</b203>
</Htle>
ONIX
-‐ EdiHon
Number
in
Title
field;
use
<b057>
21. <Title>How
ODawa
Spends
Series,
Volume
33</Title>
<Sub_Title>How
ODawa
Spends,
2012-‐2013
:
The
Harper
Majority,
Budget
Cuts,
and
the
New
OpposiHon</Sub_Title>
Proprietary
XML
format,
not
ONIX
-‐ Title
includes
Series
Name,
Volume
Number;
use
<b018>
<b019>
-‐ SubHtle
repeats
Series
Name,
includes
disHncHve
Htle
elements
22. ISBN
Title
Series
Title
Losing
Hope:
Book
One
of
the
Sienna
St.
9781622861132
James
Series
Sienna
St.
James
Excel
-‐ Series
and
Series
Number
in
Title
field
23. ISBN
Title
#06
Sherlock
Holmes
and
the
Adventure
of
9780761368175
the
Sussex
Vampire
Series
Title
On
the
Case
with
Holmes
and
Watson
Excel
-‐ Series
Number
in
Title
field,
not
in
Series
Number
24. <Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>Brief
Guide
-‐
Global
Warming,
A</b203>
</Htle>
ONIX
-‐ Lead
arHcle
appended;
use
<b030>
<b031>
25. <Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>Mas
Alla
Del
Escandalo</b203>
<b029>(Beyond
the
Scandal)</b029>
</Htle>
ONIX
-‐ TranslaHon
within
SubHtle
tag;
use
<b203>
with
<b202>06
26. Metadata
inconsistent
with
Title
page
Metadata
Title:
Dive-‐Bomber
&
Ground-‐ALack
Units
of
the
LuQwaffe
28. Best
PracHces
for
Title
-‐ Properly
field
elements:
-‐ SubHtle,
Series,
Series
#,
EdiHon,
EdiHon
#,
Volume,
Formats,
lead
arHcles,
etc.
-‐ Match
product’s
Title
page
-‐ Make
consistent
across
formats,
ediHons,
series
-‐ Watch
for
misspellings,
capitalizaHon,
abbreviaHons,
truncaHons,
special
characters,
etc.
-‐ Send
“consumer/patron”
ready
30. Good
pracHce:
Contributor
names
• As
disHnct
fields,
the
least
you
can
do
is:
– First
name
–
all
names
preceding
the
indexing
name
of
a
person
(include
a
middle
name
here)
– Last
name
–
the
key
or
indexing
name
of
a
person
OR
• Corporate
Contributor
–
if
it’s
not
a
person,
don’t
use
the
fields
for
people,
use
this
instead.
31. Good
pracHce:
Contributor
names
Titles
before
names
or
prefixes
to
en8re
names
Pope
John
Paul
II
Names
before
key
name
(includes
given
names
as
appropriate)
Robert
Louis
Stevenson
Prefixes
to
key
name(s)
Simone
de
Beauvoir
Key
name(s)
(usually
the
family
name)
Gabriel
García
Márquez
Names
a^er
key
name(s)
(including
given
names
where
appropriate)
Mao
Zedong
Suffix
a^er
key
name(s)
Reverend
Adam
Clayton
Powell,
Jr.
Qualifica8ons
and
honors
a^er
name(s)
Stephen
LaBerge,
Ph.D.
Titles
a^er
name(s)
Sarah
Ferguson,
Duchess
of
York
32. Good
pracHce:
MulHple
contributors
• Support
for
three
to
five
contributors
is
a
minimum
in
trade
retail
records,
but
accurately
lisHng
everyone
associated
with
the
book
is
best.
• Support
sequence
numbering:
– Author
order
is
important
and
metadata
records
should
give
a
clear
order
for
display.
33. Good
pracHce:
Contributor
role(s)
• You
need
to
specify
who
did
what
– “author”
is
code
“A01”
– “editor”
is
“B01”
– “illustrator”
is
“A12”
• If
one
contributor
fulfilled
two
roles,
repeat
the
contributor
and
assign
each
entry
its
own
role
code.
34. Contributor
Name
Mapping
all
variants
to
an
authority
controlled
form
of
the
name
ensures
that
all
Htles
by
Leo
Tolstoy
will
be
grouped
together
rather
than
scaLered
across
mulHple
versions
of
his
name.
35. Contributor
Authority
Control
Tolstoi
,
Count
Lev
Tolstoi
,
Graf
Leo
N.
Tolstoi
,
León
Tolstoi
,
Lev
Nicolaevici
Tolstoi
,
Lew
Nikolajewitsch
Tolstoi
,
Liev
Nikolaievich
Tolstoi
,
Count
Lvof
N.
Tolstoj
,
Lev
Nikolaevitch
Tolstoy,
Count
Lev
N.
Tolstoy,
Graf
Leo
Tolstoy,
Leo
Nikolayvich
Tolstoy,
Leo
Nikolaevich
Tolstoy,
Graf
Lev
Tolstoy,
Lyof
N.
Leo
Tolstoy
ISNI:
0000
0004
0006
2877
36. ISNI:
Interna8onal
Standard
Name
Iden8fier
• Each
Public
iden8ty
of
a
given
Party
gets
its
own
ISNI:
• Lewis
Carroll
&
Charles
Lutwidge
Dodgson
get
separate
ISNIs
• Separate
iden88es
that
are
the
same
person
can
be
linked
• Authors
of
the
same
name
get
dis8nct
ISNIs:
• Thomas
Wolfe
• Tom
Wolfe,
author
of
The
Bonfire
of
the
Vani/es
• Tom
Wolfe,
author
of
numerous
books
on
woodcarving
37. Character-‐Set
&
Spelling
Differences
Don’t
Change
the
ISNI
• Günter
Graß,
Guenter
Grass
and
Guenter
Graß
are
character
set
variances
of
the
same
Public
Iden8ty
• Ciaikovsky,
Pjotr
Iljc
and
Пётр
Ильич
Чайковский
are
translitera8on
variances
of
the
same
public
iden8ty
and
also
receive
the
same
ISNI.
• Pyotr
Tchaikovsky
and
Peter
Tchaikovsky
are
linguis8c
variances
of
the
same
public
iden8ty
and
again
receive
the
same
ISNI
38.
39. Good
pracHce:
Review
quotes
Infinite
City:
<produc8den8fier>
A
San
Francisco
Atlas
<b221>03</b221>
by
Rebecca
Solnit
<b244>9780520262508</b244>
ISBN:
9780520262508
</produc8den8fier>
<othertext>
<d102>
tag
idenHfies
the
type
<d102>08</d102>
of
text
provided.
Value
08
<d104>A
gorgeously
produced
collec8on
of
maps
and
essays.</d104>
indicates
that
the
text
is
a
review
quote.
<d107>Nikil
Saval</d107>
<d108>The
Los
Angeles
Review
of
Books</d108>
<d107>
tag
idenHfies
the
author
of
the
provided
text.
This
tag
is
only
<d109>20101103</d109>
used
when
there
is
a
named
author/
</othertext>
reviewer.
<othertext>
<d102>08</d102>
<d108>
tag
idenHfies
the
corporate
source
of
<d104>Inven8ve
and
affec8onate.</d104>
the
provided
text.
The
publicaHon
where
a
<d107>Lise
Funderburg</d107>
review
appeared
would
be
placed
here.
<d108>The
New
York
Times
Book
Review</d108>
<d109>
tag
idenHfies
the
publicaHon
date
of
<d109>20101205</d109>
the
provided
text
(review).
</othertext>
<d104>
tag
idenHfies
the
actual
text
of
the
<othertext>
review.
<d102>08</d102>
<d104>A
many-‐layered
treat
for
any
San
Franciscan
who
thinks
she
knows
her
city.</d104>
<d107>Danielle
Sommer</d107>
<d108>KQED</d108>
<d109>20101018</d109>
</othertext>
40. Bad
pracHce:
Review
quotes
<othertext>
<d102>18</d102>
<d104><![CDATA[<DIV><P>What
makes
a
place?
<I>Infinite
City</I>,
Rebecca
Solnit’s
brilliant
reinven8on
of
the
tradi8onal
atlas,
searches
out
the
answer
by
examining
the
many
layers
of
meaning
in
one
place,
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area.
Aided
by
ar8sts,
writers,
cartographers,
and
twenty-‐
two
gorgeous
color
maps,
each
of
which
illuminates
the
city
and
its
surroundings
as
experienced
by
different
inhabitants,
Solnit
takes
us
on
a
tour
that
will
forever
change
the
way
we
think
about
place.
She
explores
the
area
thema8cally—connec8ng,
for
example,
Eadweard
Muybridge’s
founda8on
of
mo8on-‐picture
technology
with
Alfred
Hitchcock’s
filming
of
Ver8go.
Across
an
urban
grid
of
just
seven
by
seven
miles,
she
finds
seemingly
unlimited
landmarks
and
treasures—buDerfly
habitats,
queer
sites,
murders,
World
War
II
shipyards,
blues
clubs,
Zen
Buddhist
centers.
She
roams
the
poli8cal
terrain,
both
progressive
and
conserva8ve,
and
details
the
cultural
geographies
of
the
Mission
District,
the
culture
wars
of
the
Fillmore,
the
South
of
Market
world
being
devoured
by
redevelopment,
and
much,
much
more.
Breathtakingly
original,
this
atlas
of
the
imagina8on
invites
us
to
search
out
the
layers
of
San
Francisco
that
carry
meaning
for
us—or
to
discover
our
own
infinite
city,
be
it
Cleveland,
Toulouse,
or
Shanghai.
</P><P>
“A
gorgeously
produced
collec8on
of
maps
and
essays.”
—Nikil
Saval,
<I>Los
Angeles
Review
of
Books</I></P><P>
“Inven8ve
and
affec8onate.”
—Lise
Funderburg,
<I>New
York
Times
Book
Review</I></
P><P>
“A
many-‐layered
treat
for
any
San
Franciscan
who
thinks
she
knows
her
city.”
—Danielle
Sommer,
<I>KQED</I></P></DIV>]]></d104>
</othertext>
Infinite
City:
A
San
Francisco
Atlas
by
Rebecca
Solnit
ISBN:
9780520262508
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CDATA
tags
is
bad
pracHce.
Data
providers
should
use
XHTML
to
provide
informaHon
on
formaing
the
text.
Using
<DIV>
tags
is
bad
is
bad
pracHce.
SeparaHng
a
secHon
of
text
can
be
handled
using
a
<P>
tag.
ConcatenaHng
review
quotes
at
the
end
of
the
jacket
copy
or
main
descripHon
is
BAD
pracHce.
41. Examples
EdiHon
Series
Patricia
Payton,
Senior
Manager
Publisher
RelaHons
and
Content
Development
46. Foreign
Language
EdiHon
<Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203><![CDATA[Quiero
a
mi
papa
Porque
(I
Love
My
Daddy
Because
English
/
SpanishediHon)]]></b203>
</Htle>
<language>
<b253>01</b253>
<b252>spa</b252>
47. Special
EdiHon
<Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>Harold
and
the
Purple
Crayon
50th
Anniversary
EdiHon</b203>
</Htle>
52. Series
SubHtle
<series>
<b018>Let's-‐Read-‐and-‐Find-‐Out
Science
1</b018>
</series>
<Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>How
a
Seed
Grows</b203>
</Htle>
53. First
Book
in
Series
<othertext>
<d102>08</d102>
<d103>02</d103>
<d104><![CDATA[
"A
fantasHc
new
dystopian
series...LiLlefield's
compelling
wriHng
will
keep
readers
turning
pages
late
into
the
night
to
find
out
what
happens
next.
Outstanding!"
Top
Pick,
4
1/2
stars<P>
-‐RT
Book
Reviews]]>
</d104>
</othertext>
<othertext>
<d102>08</d102>
<d103>02</d103>
<d104><![CDATA[
<P>"A
series
starter
that
will
appeal
to
fans
of
Jeff
Kinney
and
Dav
Pilkey
.
.
.
A
treat
for
all
.
.
.
And
guess
what?
It
makes
for
good
tree
house
reading."
-‐-‐
<I>Booklist</I><P>"Fans
of
Jeff
Kinney’s
“Diary
of
a
Wimpy
Kid”(Abrams)
and
Lincoln
Peirce’s
“Big
Nate”
series
(HarperCollins)
will
be
drawn
to
this
book,
while
parents
will
enjoy
the
absence
of
snarky
humor."
-‐-‐
<I>School
Library
Journal</I>]]>
</d104>
</othertext>
54. InternaHonal
Titles
in
USA
Feeds
<Htle>
<b202>01</b202>
<b203>The
Science
of
Discworld
IV</b203>
<b029>Judgement
Day:
It's
Wizards
Vs
Priets
in
a
BaLle
for
the
Future
of
Roundworld</b029>
</Htle>
55. Examples
Subject
George
TaLersfield
Vice
President
of
Merchandising
56. Main
reasons
for
changing
subjects
• As
a
general
rule
a
Htle
cannot
have
both
the
parent
and
child
of
a
specific
subject
tree
• We
aim
for
consistency
across
formats
• We
try
to
assign
categories
based
on
content,
not
on
the
merchandising
plans
of
the
publisher
• Juvenile
and
YA
books
both
get
JUV
or
JNF
subject
headings,
but
not
adult
headings
• A
book
cannot
be
both
ficHon
and
nonficHon
• The
three
“
media
He-‐in”
subjects
(FIC,
JNF,
and
JUV)
should
never
be
in
first
posiHon
• We
try
to
avoid
the
General
subjects
57. Example
1
An
African
Rebound:
A
Novel
by
Dan
Doyle
FicHon
coded
as
non-‐ficHon
A
deep,
thought-‐provoking
novel
of
love,
loss,
civil
unrest,
and
basketball.
It
is
1989,
and
Jim
KeaHng
has
hit
absolute
rock
boLom.
He’s
lost
his
wife
to
cancer,
his
house
to
bankruptcy,
and
his
job
as
a
college
basketball
coach
to
what
many
outsiders
believed
to
be
a
racially
insensiHve
career-‐
ending
decision.
He
has
also
just
about
lost
his
mind,
having
slipped
into
a
bout
of
serious
depression.
ALempHng
to
pick
up
the
pieces
and
start
life
over,
Jim
returns
home
to
Worcester
and
rents
a
small
apartment.
…
Soon,
Jim
finds
himself
in
Burundi,
Africa,
where
he
is
to
create
a
basketball
league
that
will
bring
two
warring
tribes—the
Hutus
and
the
Tutsis—together
peacefully.
58. Example
1
FicHon
coded
as
non-‐ficHon
Hardcover
Ingram
BISAC
change
HIS001010
FIC038000
History-‐Africa-‐Central
FicHon
–
Sports
SPO004000
Sports
-‐
Basketball
Ingram
Regional
Theme
added
Africa
59. Example
2
Ge<ng
Bushwise
on
Safari:
A
Young
Explorer’s
Guide
by
Nadine
Clark
Juvenile
coded
as
adult
A
local
guide
leads
adventurers
on
safaris
into
three
surprisingly
varied
worlds:
the
bushveld,
a
river
and
a
desert.
Each
environment
brings
its
unique
flavor
to
the
adventure;
mulHple
images
(both
photos
and
illustraHons)
and
interesHng
text
introduce
the
region's
fascinaHng
wildlife
with
its
intriguing
habits
and
lifestyles.
Readers
are
encouraged
to
play
along
by
means
of
engaging
acHviHes,
games
and
quizzes,
with
answers
at
the
end
of
each
secHon.
Nature's
edible
treats
and
useful
props
are
...
61. Example
3
David
Busch’s
Canon
Powershot
G15
Incorrect
BISAC
subject
DAVID
BUSCH'S
CANON
POWERSHOT
G15
GUIDE
TO
DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
shows
you
how,
when,
and
why
to
use
all
the
features,
controls,
and
funcHons
of
the
G15
to
take
great
photographs
and
movies.
Introductory
chapters
will
help
you
get
comfortable
with
the
basics
of
your
camera
before
you
dive
right
into
exploring
creaHve
ways
to
apply
file
formats,
resoluHon,
and
exposure.
BeauHful,
full-‐color
images
illustrate
where
the
essenHal
buLons
and
dials
are,
so
you'll
quickly
learn
how
to
use
the
Canon
PowerShot
G15,
and
use
it
like
a
pro!
63. Example
4
In
the
Name
of
Love
by
Ann
Rule
Incorrect
BISAC
subject
Jerry
Harris
was
a
self-‐made
California
millionaire
who,
at
age
forty-‐four,
had
it
all:
booming
businesses,
yachts,
a
mansion,
a
beauHful
wife,
and
a
voice
to
rival
Elvis.
No
one
who
knew
this
well-‐liked,
generous
man
could
make
sense
of
his
sudden
disappearance
one
autumn
night.
…
64. Example
4
Incorrect
BISAC
(Literary
CriHcism)
Audio
version
different
Publisher
BISAC
Mass
market
paperback
Publisher
BISAC
Trade
paperback
TRU002000
TRU002000
True
Crime
–
Murder
True
Crime
–
Murder
–
General
–
General
LIT000000
Literary
CriHcism
–
General
LIT000000
Literary
CriHcism
–
General
Publisher
BISAC
Audio
Ingram
BISAC
Change
TRU003000
True
Crime
–
Organized
Crime
TRU002000
True
Crime
–
Murder
–
General
65. Example
5
InternaLonal
Travel
Maps
Swaziland
Adult
with
juvenile
BISAC
subject
Detailed
travel
map,
scale
1:250,000,
with
an
inset
of
central
Mbabane,
a
distance
chart
and
text
informaHon
for
visitors.
66. Example
5
Adult
with
juvenile
ficHon
BISAC
subject
Publisher
BISAC
Ingram
BISAC
Change
JUV000000
Juvenile
ficHon
–
General
TRV002000
Travel
–
Africa
–
General
TRV027000
Travel
–
Maps
&
Road
Atlases
67. IdenHfying
Needed
Changes
• Strongly
Hed
to
processes
developed
for
evaluaHon
and
manipulaHon
of
inbound
metadata
• RouHnely
administered
audits
of
the
enHre
database
• All
the
vendors
maintain
specialists
for
file
review
and
manual
metadata
acHviHes
68. Automated
Processes
• Audits
of
inbound
or
recently
added
metadata
to
detect
missing
metadata,
formaing
problems,
and
other
errors
• Metadata
correcHon,
normalizaHon,
addiHon
of
proprietary
data,
and
data
mapping
• Linking
to
name
authority
files
• Establishing
links
and
checking
for
consistency
across
Htles,
e.g.
the
same
Htle
in
different
formats,
Htles
belonging
to
the
same
series
• AddiHon
of
licensed
metadata,
e.g.
reviews,
tables
of
contents,
etc
69. Staff
Processes
• Book-‐in-‐hand
review
of
metadata
(for
the
bookselling
vendors)
• Close
review
of
high-‐demand
and
high-‐profile
Htles
• Manual
changes
and
addiHons
based
on
audit
reports
• Changes
and
addiHons
in
response
to
internal
staff
(buyers,
store
personnel,
etc.),
consumer,
and
publisher
reports
• CommunicaHon
with
publishers
to
resolve
issues
discovered
through
automated
or
manual
processes
70. Where
Changes
Go
Proprietary
databases
used
for:
1. To
support
internal
processes
such
as
ordering,
invoicing,
etc
2. To
populate
consumer-‐facing
websites
3.
To
create
licensed
data
products
and
services
such
as
Books
in
Print
and
ongoing
data
feeds
to
subscribing
customers
71. Benefits
of
Changing
Metadata
• Vendor
panelists
invest
significant
financial,
technical,
and
staff
resources
on
metadata
to:
– Increase
sales
– Improve
search
engine
discoverability
and
customer
experience
– Create
efficiencies
in
• Internal
processes
• Supply
chain
communicaHon
• TransacHons
Good
metadata
=
beLer
sales
and
reduced
costs
72. QuesHons?
This
presentaHon
will
be
available
from
the
BEA
website
aQer
the
conference.
Or
contact
Renée
Register
for
a
PDF
of
the
presentaHon.
reneeregister@datacurate.com
