An Analysis of Identifier Use in SHARE

• Published in: The International information & library review 2017-10, Vol.49 (4), p.297-303
• Main Authors: Hudson-Vitale, Cynthia, Moulaison Sandy, Heather
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aggregated metadata; Application programming interface; Metadata; Open data; share; unique identifiers
• ISSN: 1057-2317; 1095-9297
• DOI: 10.1080/10572317.2017.1383749

SHARE, an open metadata aggregator for scholarly content launched in 2013, provides access to dispersed scholarly content through a powerful application programming interface and set of tools for research discovery and analytics. Metadata is crucial for retrieval in systems like SHARE. The use of unique identifiers promotes the disambiguation of people, places, and objects and the linking of related information in aggregated systems. Yet, identifiers have not been uniformly adopted by organizations and institutions worldwide. This column seeks to identify and explore the extent of identifier use in the SHARE catalog. The "Advances in Library Data and Access" column examines technological advances internal and external to libraries. The focus is on how library data is created and used. The strength of the column is its broad, international focus and contributors are encouraged to explore issues and recent advances in information technology relevant to their geographical region, as well as the larger, global audience. Interested authors are invited to submit proposals and articles to the column editor at [e-mail] . Please include "IILR Submission" in the subject line of the e-mail.