Names ProjectNames Project

Amanda HillAmanda Hill

Hillbraith Ltd.Hillbraith Ltd.

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BackgroundBackground

JISC Repositories ProgrammesJISC Repositories Programmes

– Funding UK institutional repositories Funding UK institutional repositories since 2002since 2002

Now 96 such repositories in the UKNow 96 such repositories in the UK– Holding almost 350,000 itemsHolding almost 350,000 items11

11OpenDOAR registry, 24 June 2008OpenDOAR registry, 24 June 2008

February 2008

June 2008

NamesNames Investigating potential for a name authority Investigating potential for a name authority

service for repositories, to aid with:service for repositories, to aid with:– Metadata creation as part of submission processMetadata creation as part of submission process– Precise and comprehensive retrieval of items created by Precise and comprehensive retrieval of items created by

individuals across repositoriesindividuals across repositories

Scope of prototype:Scope of prototype:– Names of peopleNames of people– Names of institutionsNames of institutions

Project partners:Project partners:– British LibraryBritish Library– Mimas, The University of ManchesterMimas, The University of Manchester

NamesNames

Two phasesTwo phases

– ScopingScoping

– Prototype buildingPrototype building

Expert PanelExpert Panel

http://names.mimas.ac.uk/about/expert-panel/

Scoping PhaseScoping Phase

– Landscape Report Landscape Report October 2007October 2007

– Requirements ReportRequirements Report February February 20082008

– Data Analysis ReportData Analysis Report April 2008April 2008Mappings against Mappings against FRADFRAD11

– Software Requirements SpecificationSoftware Requirements Specification

11 International Federation of Library Associations,International Federation of Library Associations, Functional Functional Requirements for Authority Records Requirements for Authority Records (2007)(2007)

Prototype Building (1)Prototype Building (1) Building database based on Building database based on FRADFRAD data data

modelmodel

Creating basic records for UK institutionsCreating basic records for UK institutions

Devising unique identifier systemDevising unique identifier system

Creating initial set of records for Creating initial set of records for individualsindividuals– ZetocZetoc– PubMed CentralPubMed Central

Sample Zetoc dataSample Zetoc dataAuthor(s): Birtwistle, G.; Moore, C. M.

Article Title: Fashion clothing - where does it all end up?

Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETAIL AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

Dewey Class: 658.87

Author(s): Birtwistle, G.; Tsim, C.

Article Title: Consumer purchasing behaviour: An investigation of the UK mature women's clothing market

Journal Title: JOURNAL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR

Dewey Class: 658.83

Author(s): Tofts, C.; Birtwistle, G.

Article Title: Operational Semantics of DEMOS 2000

Journal Title: HP LABORATORIES TECHNICAL REPORT HPL

Dewey Class: 600

Author(s): Birtwistle, G.; Tofts, C.

Article Title: Getting Demos models right. (I). Practice

Journal Title: SIMULATION PRACTICE AND THEORY

Dewey Class: 620.0044

Author(s): Birtwistle, G.; Clarke, I.; Freathy, P.

Article Title: Customer segmentation in fashion retailing: A conjoint study

Journal Title: JOURNAL OF FASHION MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

Dewey Class: 687

Author(s): Birtwistle, G.; Freathy, P.

Article Title: More than just a name above the shop: a comparison of the branding strategies of two UK fashion retailers

Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RETAIL AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

Dewey Class: 658.87

Author(s): Birtwistle, G.; Lui, Y.

Article Title: Modelling AMULET1 in CCS

Journal Title: COLLOQUIUM DIGEST- IEE

Dewey Class: 629.8

Prototype Building (2)Prototype Building (2)

Registration system to allow Registration system to allow individuals to claim their data and individuals to claim their data and add and amend the information held add and amend the information held about themselvesabout themselves– e.g. institutional affiliations over time e.g. institutional affiliations over time

Interfaces for use by repositories and Interfaces for use by repositories and other servicesother services

Planned features of Names servicePlanned features of Names service

Unique identity number for individuals and institutionsUnique identity number for individuals and institutions– People may have more than one identity number People may have more than one identity number

(pseudonyms)(pseudonyms)

All forms of name are of equal statusAll forms of name are of equal status– No ‘preferred term’No ‘preferred term’

Authors will be able to update information about Authors will be able to update information about themselves and choose what data is made available to themselves and choose what data is made available to othersothers– Best way to avoid data protection issuesBest way to avoid data protection issues

Repositories will be able to query or harvest the databaseRepositories will be able to query or harvest the database– To help their users enter consistent metadataTo help their users enter consistent metadata

Cross-repository search services will be able to use unique Cross-repository search services will be able to use unique identifiers to retrieve information from different sourcesidentifiers to retrieve information from different sources

More informationMore information

Project website: Project website: http://names.mimas.ac.uk/http://names.mimas.ac.uk/

Email: Email: amanda@hillbraith.comamanda@hillbraith.com

Phone: 001 613 394 0259Phone: 001 613 394 0259