Chapter 4. New Uses for Knowledge Bases

Authors

  • Kristen Wilson

Abstract

Chapter 4 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 52, no. 6), “The Knowledge Base at the Center of the Universe”

Explores innovative uses of electronic resources knowledge base data in the library field. Areas addressed include the development of enhanced knowledge base data, use of APIs, integrations with external systems, and decision support functionality.

Author Biography

Kristen Wilson

Kristen Wilson is Associate Head of Acquisitions and Discovery at the North Carolina State University Libraries. She manages the department’s serials unit and has been involved in the development of a local electronic resources management system and the Global Open Knowledgebase (GOKb). She has published on the topics of knowledge bases, electronic resources management, and workflow analysis in journals such as Serials Review and Library Resources and Technical Services. She holds a BA in English and Journalism from Lehigh University and an MSLIS from Syracuse University.

References

Yvette Diven, “What’s This I Hear about a New Knowledgebase? Part 1, Why a New KB?” ProQuest Blog, December 14, 2015, www.proquest.com/blog/pqblog/2015/Whats-this-I-Hear-about-a-New-Knowledgebase-Part-1-Why-a-New-KB-.html.

“Ex Libris and ProQuest Product Strategy and Roadmap,” webinar, ProQuest, January 13, 2016.

Kristen Wilson, “Building the Global Open Knowledgebase (GOKb),” Serials Review 39, no. 4 (2013): 261–65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00987913.2013.10766408.

Kristen Wilson, “Bringing GOKb to Life: Data, Integrations, and Development,” in The Importance of Being Earnest: Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2014, ed. Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, and Katina P. Strauch (West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2015), 607–13, http://doi.org/10.5703/1288284315649.

Wikipedia, s.v., “Application programming interface,” accessed February 20, 2016, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface.

“WorldCat Knowledge Base API,” OCLC Developer Network, https://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/web-services/worldcat-knowledge-base-api.en.html.

“Working with Your Library Holdings,” knowledge base, Third Iron, http://support.thirdiron.com/knowledgebase/topics/79846-holdings-reports-information.

Ian Chowcat, David Kay, and Owen Stephens working with Amy Devenney and Graham Stone, eBooks Co-Design Report (London: Jisc Collections, March 31, 2014), www.jisc-collections.ac.uk/Global/Projects/KB+/KB+%20Documents/140423-ebooks-co-design-report-final.pdf.

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Published

2016-08-17

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 6 (2016): August/September

Section

Chapters