Modelling research output expressions : metadata schema modelling of publication lifecycles and scholarly entities
Macgregor, George (2023) Modelling research output expressions : metadata schema modelling of publication lifecycles and scholarly entities. In: "Re-Discovery" : Metadata & Discovery Group (MDG) Conference 2023, 2023-09-06 - 2023-09-08, IET Birmingham: Austin Court.
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Abstract
Originally an OAI-PMH metadata application profile for open repositories in the UK, Rioxx version 2.0 has been widely adopted by repositories in the UK since 2016. Such support has enabled superior discovery potential for repository content owing to Rioxx's evidenced harvesting and aggregation benefits [1]. Emerging from a version 3.0 candidate release, Rioxx: The Research Output Metadata Schema has recently been finalized [2]. Version 3.0 adopts a less UK centric approach to the schema and has introduced significant changes to the way in which research outputs are modelled and described. This includes superior capture of graph relations between other scholarly entities, harnessing greater use of persistent identifiers (PIDs), and reusing semantics from prominent vocabularies while retaining OAI-PMH as the principal data harvesting mechanism [3]. Most notably, the schema borrows aspects of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) conceptual entity–relationship model to understand relationships between scholarly entities, particularly group 1 entities pertaining to works and expressions [4]. This, combined with better encoding of these relational associations within metadata, means Rioxx can make a useful contribution to the evolution of open scholarly graphs, including the burgeoning 'PID graph'. This paper explores the modelling of research output expressions within repository metadata schema. Starting with consideration of the Scholarly Works Application Profile (SWAP) [5] and using the recently finalized Rioxx v3.0 schema as case studies, we consider the need for, and the importance of, superior modelling of scholarly works, particularly within open repositories, and consider some of the social-technical impediments to delivering schema which are more adaptable, work agnostic, and PID-centric. We demonstrate how such repository metadata can greatly enrich the formal PID graph thereby potentially unlocking new areas of scientific study; but also enhance user discovery of related research entities, most notably of research publication expressions, datasets, software, projects, and grants. The paper will also explore areas where FRBR thinking needs reactivating within repository contexts. Despite its general acceptance elsewhere, even with its limitations understood [6], experience within open repositories suggests that a commensurate conceptual shift remains elusive in metadata thinking and practice.
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https://doi.org/10.17868/strath.00085166-
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Item type: Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) ID code: 85166 Dates: DateEvent8 September 2023Published23 May 2023Accepted19 April 2023SubmittedNotes: Presentation slides available as .pdf document and as Marp slides (Markdown Presentation Ecosystem - .zip) Subjects: Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science > Information storage and retrieval systems Department: Professional Services > Information Services > IS Library and Information Resources Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 19 Apr 2023 08:10 Last modified: 06 Sep 2024 00:27 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/85166