ER&L 2015

February 22–25, 2015

Austin, Texas

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How Libraries Use Publisher Metadata

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 8:30 AM–9:15 AM CST

Room 301

Conference Track

1. Managing e-Resources & Licensing

Keywords

metadata, openURL, MARC, standards

Learning Objectives

Understand the vital role that publisher metadata plays in the user discovery and access process
Understand (at a high-level) the various library systems that provide full-text access
Articulate the differences in information needs between undergraduate and graduate students/researchers
Identify metadata standards and practices that support resource discovery (specifically openURL, KBART, MARC, PIE-J)

Abstract

This session describes how embedded publisher metadata supports the user discovery experience in library catalogs, link resolvers and discovery systems. Examples from several publishers will illustrate different approaches publishers can use in providing metadata to libraries and library service providers.