Chapter 5. Current Initiatives Aimed at Mitigating Access Issues

Abstract

Faulty metadata is one of the primary culprits of e-resources access disruptions. In response, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has launched several initiatives to standardize the way e-resource metadata is transmitted between organizations. In chapter 5 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 58, no. 7), “Current Initiatives Aimed at Mitigating Access Issues,” we discuss Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART), Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), Video and Audio Metadata Working Group, Unique Electronic Resource Package Identifiers, Access and License Indicators (ALI), the IP registry, SeamlessAccess, Transfer Code of Practice, and Content Platform Migrations.