Open AccessToward Improved Discoverability of Scholarly Content: Cross-Sector Collaboration Essentials
Author(s) -
Mary M. Somerville,
Lettie Conrad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
collaborative librarianship
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1943-7528
DOI - 10.29087/2014.6.1.03
Subject(s) - discoverability , metadata , transparency (behavior) , world wide web , scholarly communication , computer science , white paper , data science , political science , publishing , computer security , law
By way of follow-up to earlier work in understanding and improving discoverability of scholarly content, this article reports on recent data and reflections that led to clearer definitions of discovery and discoverability, as well as deeper cross-sector collaborations on standards, transparency, metadata, and new forms of partnerships. Recent advances in discoverability are also described - from enhanced librarybased web-scale searching to serving researcher needs through the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) registry. The article points to a 2014 SAGE white paper that presents in greater detail opportunities for wider collaboration among libraries, publishers, service providers, and researchers in the interest of furthering discovery, access, and usage of scholarly writings and creative work.