GOKb is a freely available community-managed data repository that contains key publication information about electronic resources. It aims to include data from content publishers, suppliers, and libraries. GOKb stands for Global Open Knowledgebase. It is supported by the Kuali OLE partnership and Mellon Foundation. GOKb's data can be used by library management systems, subscription agencies, and the open web. It is developing partnerships with KB+ in the UK and working to integrate with the Kuali OLE system in a bi-directional manner using a coordinated data model. The presentation outlines GOKb's history and releases, role in the content lifecycle, tools like Open Refine for data editing, and plans for

1. KB+ & GOKB: THE
KUALI OLE
COMMUNITY
MODEL FOR ERESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Sponsored by
Owen Stephens – Owen Stephens
Consulting
Michael Winkler – University of
Pennsylvania

2. OVERVIEW
What GOKb is and status of the project
How GOKb is working with Kuali OLE
The KB+ project - what it is and how it is
working with GOKb
A look into GOKb
Next steps for GOKb

3. WHAT IS GOKB?
GOKb is a freely available communitymanaged data repository that will contain key
publication information about electronic
resources as it is represented within the
supply chain from content publishers to
suppliers to libraries.
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James Arboghast (talk).
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GOKb = Global Open Knowledgebase
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(Brasil), inaugurado em 2010. Secom Bahia
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in_Cama%C3%A7ari_%28Brazil%29.jpg
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Pennsylvania, USA.Daderot.
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4. GOKB PARTNERS

5. GOKB TIMELINE
GOKb Phase I:
Proof of Concept
Release
GOKb and KB+
collaborate on data
model
2011
2012
Funded by Mellon
Foundation & Kuali
OLE Partnership
2013
GOKb
Public
Release
2014
GOKb Phase II:
Partner Release
2015
2016
Community development
New partners
Enhanced functionaity

6. GOKB IN THE LIFECYCLE OF LICENSED
CONTENT
Select
•Package
•Trial
Assess
License
•Measures of Value
•Use
•Costs
•Activate
•Buy
Manage
The Knowledgebase
supports, at each
stage, management of
resources
•Troubleshoot
•Manage Changes

7. USING GOKB DATA
Publishers
Library
Management
Systems
National KBs
Library EResource
Community
Content
Providers
Vendor KBs
Catalogs
Open Web
Subscription
Agencies

8. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
?

9. GOKB IN THE ECOSYSTEM
• Publisher Data
• Package information
• Standard licences
Global (GOKb)
3rd Party
Systems &
Services
National (KB+)
Local
(OLE)
• National/Consortial information
• National licences
• Central Services
• Local holdings
• Financial information
• Documentation

10. KUALI OLE & GOKB
 GOKb is the knowledgebase for Kuali
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OLE
Kuali OLE will consume data (and
publish too) from GOKb RESTful
interfaces
Kuali OLE partners are committed to
the accuracy, timeliness, and
maintenance of GOKb
GOKb is supported by Kuali OLE, but
is an open resource to all
GOKb will bi-directionally integrate with
Kuali OLE
Coordinated data model for mapping
GOKb data into Kuali OLE – KBARTlike, with extended data elements
Data
contributors
Other
editors
OLE
Partner
editors
GOKb
Editors

11. KUALI OLE WORKFLOW WITH
GOKB
Provider
Package
File
CRED
Process
GOKb
Users
GOKb
RESTful API
Request
Process
Bib, Item, Pl
atform, Req
uisitions
Discovery
Process
Update
Process
Open
Refine
Editing

12. ROADMAP SYNCHRONIZATION
Kuali OLE 0.8:
Testing Release
Kuali OLE 1.0: Kuali OLE 1.5:
Integration Early Adopter
Release
Release
2013
Kuali OLE 2.0:
Partner Release
2014
2015
Kuali OLE – GOKb:
Full Integration
2013
GOKB Phase 1: Proof
of Concept Release
2014
GOKB Phase 2:
Partner Release
GOKB Public
Release
2015

13. KB+
A shared, open, knowledgebase for UK HE
Minimise duplication of effort across
institutions
Data made available under CC0 declaration
Local institutional data as well as national and
global data
Communication and Collaboration tools built in
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14. KB+ DATAMODEL
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15. KB+ & GOKB
Global (GOKb)
National (KB+)
Local (KB+)
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16. A LOOK INTO GOKB
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24. OPEN REFINE & GOKB
Journal data comes in all shapes and sizes
Need a tool that:
 Makes it easy to edit files with hundreds to
thousands of journals
 Is usable by non-programmers but can apply
complex transformations
 Makes it easy to apply the same operations over
and over again
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25. OPEN REFINE & GOKB
After looking at a range of options, settled on
Open Refine
Built an extension that:
 Supports shared workspace
 Enforces data integrity
 Makes common operations easy to apply
https://wiki.kuali.org/display/OLE/OpenRefine
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26. SHARED WORKSPACE
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27. DATA INTEGRITY
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28. DATA INTEGRITY
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29. DATA INTEGRITY
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30. QUICK RESOLUTION
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31. QUICK RESOLUTION
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34. NEXT STEPS FOR GOKB
Continued software development
Recruiting a GOKb Editor
Community engagement:
Editorial workflows
Supply chain
Other projects
&
Data, data, data!
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35. THANK YOU &
QUESTIONS
Find out more: http://gokb.org
Owen Stephens:
owen@ostephens.com
Michael Winkler:
winkler4@upenn.edu