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Plan M: streamlining the bibliographic metadata marketplace
Engaging with stakeholders throughout the supply chain to streamline workflows, enhance usability and facilitate collaboration through leadership and a vision for change.
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Length:4 years and 2 months
The cost of managing bibliographic metadata across the UK HE sector is significant and the marketplace is complex. This project engaged with stakeholders including publishers, metadata and content suppliers, standards and procurement bodies and library metadata practitioners to work towards streamlining licensing and workflows.
Project aims and objectives
Aim
To implement a more efficient bibliographic metadata supply model for UK academic & specialist libraries using the Jisc NBK/Library Hub as core infrastructure.
Objectives
- To establish a fair and sustainable ‘pay to share’ bibliographic data ecosystem for UK academic and specialist libraries who are Jisc members and/or NBK contributors
- To design a data supply chain that delivers ‘fit-for-purpose’ records as early as possible in the creation cycle
- To streamline workflows for libraries and suppliers to reduce duplication of effort across the community
- To ensure that all records are available to all Jisc members and/or NBK contributors at the point of need with permissive licensing for sharing and re-use
- To provide an infrastructure that allows institutions to easily acquire and then re-share enhanced records
For more information on Plan M, read our library services blog.
Outcomes of the project
We took the lead on a wide range of discussions, focus groups and consultations with a range of different stakeholders.
The Transitional National Metadata Agreement was launched between Jisc and OCLC in February 2022 and ran until July 2022. The project provided a more consistent and sustainable pricing model for future use, however it was decided that a longer term agreement would not be put in place at this time.
The role of the National Bibliographic Knowledgebase was leveraged as a vital piece of national infrastructure supporting this work.
Read more about the National Metadata Agreement.
Jisc Library Hub Cataloguing is a solution which meets many of the Plan M objectives. By streamlining workflows and reducing duplication of effort, Library Hub Cataloguing provides a sustainable and efficient sharing infrastructure whilst supporting collective cataloguing initiatives.
We are continually developing our understanding of acquisitions, cataloguing and collections management workflows in our member libraries. This ensures that developments to Library Hub Cataloguing, Library Hub Compare and Library Hub Discover are evidence-based and meet the needs of our community. We will continue to be involved in the shared bibliographic metadata space and work to improve opportunities for collaborative working and shared services in this evolving landscape.
For more information about Library Hub Services, contact nbk@jisc.ac.uk.