The National Information Standards Organisation (NISO) and OCLC have announced the publication of a white paper titled 'Streamlining Book Metadata Workflow'. Written by consultant Judy Luther (President, Informed Strategies), the paper analyses the current state of metadata creation, exchange and use throughout the book supply chain.
It is observed that an increase in the number of book formats and amount of digital content is leading to an exponential rise in the metadata required to support the discovery, sale and use of content. At the same time, economic pressures on all stakeholders in the supply chain - from publishers to wholesalers to booksellers to metadata suppliers and to librarians - present greater challenges for providing quality and comprehensive metadata at every point in the cycle.
Through interviews with over 30 industry representatives, Luther has created a book metadata exchange map illustrating the workflow and metadata exchange, and has identified opportunities for eliminating redundancies and making the entire process more economical. The white paper was commissioned by NISO and OCLC as a follow-up to the Symposium for Publishers and Librarians held by OCLC on March 18-19, 2009, to discuss book metadata. Both organisations plan to hold ongoing events to continue the dialogue among publishers, librarians and metadata suppliers. Specific actions identified in the report will be pursued with the establishment of working groups to develop recommended practices or standards as needed.
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