The DataCite Metadata Schema is a list of core metadata properties chosen for an accurate and consistent identification of a resource for citation and retrieval purposes, along with recommended use instructions. The DataCite Metadata Working Group released a new version (4.4) of the DataCite Metadata Schema Documentation for the Publication and Citation of Research Data and Other Research Outputs. This release of the Metadata Schema contains better support for textual publications. Important changes are the addition of specific resource types such as journal, journal article, dissertation, etc., and also includes computational notebook and peer review, so that these types can be better identified. Also, a new property, relatedItem, is introduced which contains information about a resource related to the one being registered, e.g., a journal article, conference paper, or a book series. It can be used to describe a text citation where relatedIdentifier cannot be used because the related resource does not have an identifier.

The voting members are being asked to approve the latest draft of ANSI/NISO Z39.96, JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite.  The new draft, technically known right now as BSR/NISO Z39.96-202x, JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite (1.3), incorporates changes made to JATS 1.2 through December 2020. The purpose of JATS is to define a suite of XML elements and attributes that describes the content of metadata and journal articles using a common format that enables the exchange of journal content between publishers and archives.

Tanto si eres nuevo en el mundo de los identificadores persistentes como si solo necesitas un repaso básico sobre PIDs, ¡esta sesión introductoria es para ti! En el programa: qué es un identificador persistente, qué pueden hacer y por qué son importantes; también se compartirá información sobre algunos PID clave.

Whether you’re new to the world of persistent identifiers or just need a basic review of PIDs, this introductory session is for you! On the agenda: what is a persistent identifier, what can they do and why are they important; information on some key PIDs will also be shared.

Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) has been an ISNI registration agency since July 2019, assigning ISNIs to local creatives and increasing the discoverability of cultural content in Québec. A great deal of progress has been made by BAnQ, offering a range of online services, including: automatic assignment of an ISNI; online application to obtain an ISNI for persons and/or organizations; and a Frequently Asked Questions webpage. Since mid-2019, BAnQ has assigned over 215,000 ISNIs to those associated with creative works within the region, emphasising the development of, and ongoing support for, the ISNI standard across Québec.

The British Library (BL) and OCLC are collaborating on a strategic initiative to enrich the links between the international name authority file of the Library of Congress and Program for Cooperative Cataloging (aka the LC-NACO) and the ISNI database. The BL has prepared and submitted a ‘back file’ of NACO records created over the last 5 years, for addition to the ISNI system. The NACO records have been enriched with additional ISBN and title data from the BL’s catalogue and from the LC’s ‘Books All’ file to facilitate matching and disambiguation. Aligning the ISNI database with up-to-date NACO name authorities will facilitate the integration of ISNIs into authority control workflows across the wider library sector and the Linked Data ecosystem. ISNIs derived from NACO correlations are already shown in the BL’s Linked Open Data BNB (British National Bibliography), and the 5-year update will add many more ISNIs to that file.

The 5th conference held on 4 December 2020 organized by the “Systems and Data” group of the French program Bibliographic transition in France brought together nearly 500 participants on the theme “Cataloguing by entities or the big bang of data”.

The recordings of the presentations are online, to consult HERE ! A summary of the conference is provided in French.

The report “Transforming Metadata into Linked Data to Improve Digital Collection Discoverability: A CONTENTdm Pilot Project” shares the CONTENTdm Linked Data Pilot project findings, where OCLC and five partner institutions investigated methods for transforming metadata into linked data, to improve the discoverability and management of digitized cultural materials. This follows the first report published in 2020, Transitioning to the Next Generation of Metadata”, that shone a light on the evolution of the next generation of metadata.

In 2020, NISO welcomed 14 new endorsing publishers as the most recent adopters of its Transfer Code of Practice. The Code contains best practice guidelines for both the Transferring Publisher and the Receiving Publisher, to ensure that journal content remains easily accessible by librarians and readers. Publishers who endorse the Code can register for free with the ISSN Portal; when they acquire a title, they may record the transfer through the ISSN Portal. Information about transfers is shared with the library and publishing communities via the Transfer Alerting Service.

Whether or not you attended PIDapalooza21, and whether or not you made it through the full 24 hours, you can read up on what you missed. Five Scholarly Kitchen chefs (Alice Meadows, Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, Todd Carpenter, Judy Luther, Phil Jones)  shared their experiences. You can also “relive” PIDapalooza 2021 for yourself on the dedicated YouTube channel.

PIDapalooza, the open festival of persistent identifiers, will be held online from 27-28 January 2021 with a multilingual program. Notably, Carlos Norberto Authier (ISSN Centre of Argentina) will speak about persistent identifiers assigned for free to academic articles in Argentina; Abel Packer (SciELO) will describe SciELO Program adoption of PIDs towards more visibility and participation in the global flow of scientific information; Arnaud Gingold will give examples of PIDs implementation’s options and strategies from the OpenEdition platforms and the OPERAS discovery service TRIPLE; and Laura Paglione will advocate for richer metadata that fuels discovery and innovation.