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Platform Metadata Formats

Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei edited this page Oct 2, 2020 · 7 revisions

Platform Metadata Formats

Metadata Aggregators

2.1. DOAB

Last checked July 2020

2.2. CNKI

Last checked July 2020

  • http://oversea.cnki.net;
  • File transfer: ftp
  • Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
  • Other accepted formats: ONIX

2.3. JISC Knowledge Base (KB)

Last checked July 2020

  • https://www.jisc.ac.uk/kb-plus;
  • File transfer: via email, [email protected]
  • Metadata format: KBART file obtained by exporting the Excel Spreadsheet to a tab separated txt file (although they’re prepared to accept the source Excel file as well).
  • Other accepted formats: None

2.4. OCLC Knowledge Base (KB)

Last checked July 2020

  • https://www.oclc.org;
  • File transfer: via ftp
  • Metadata format: KBART format obtained by exporting the Excel Spreadsheet to a tab separated txt file. Please note that unlike Proquest, OCLC requires two separate files, one for monograph and one for book series metadata
  • Other accepted formats: None

2.5. BDSLive

Last checked July 2020

2.6. ProQuest (was ExLibris)

Last checked July 2020

  • http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/
  • File transfer: via ftp
  • Metadata format: KBART format obtained by exporting the Excel Spreadsheet to a tab separated txt file.
  • Other accepted formats: Info not available.

2.7. ProQuest KB (was Serial Solutions)

Last checked July 2020

2.8. Ebsco Knowledge Base (KB)

Last checked July 2020

Folio

Book Distributors

3.1. Amazon KDP

Last checked July 2020

  • https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/;
  • File transfer: online interface
  • Content files: mobi + JPG cover (150dpi)
  • Metadata format: manually filling the online form
  • Other accepted metadata formats: None (see “email-trail.pdf”)

3.2. Google Books / Play

Last checked July 2020

  • https://play.google.com/books/publish/
  • File transfer: online interface
  • Content files: epub (must be validated with epubcheck) + JPG cover (150dpi)
  • Metadata format: manually filling the online form
  • Other accepted metadata formats: they accept batch upload in csv,

3.3. StreetLib

Last checked July 2020

  • https://www.streetlib.com/;
  • File transfer: online interface
  • Content files: epub + JPG cover (300dpi)
  • Metadata format: two possibilities
    • usually filling the online form manually (easier)
    • when the ebook file exceeds the maximum size use the batch upload functionality instead. This accepts data in an Excel spreadsheet (.xslx)
  • Other accepted metadata formats: ONIX 2.1 and 3

3.4. EBSCOhost

Last checked July 2020

3.5. Elib

Last checked July 2020

  • https://admin.elib.se/login.aspx;
  • File transfer: online interface
  • Content files: PDF + JPG cover (150dpi)
  • Metadata format: manually filling the online form
  • Other accepted metadata formats: atm they offer ONIX upload for big publishers only. Worth asking again

3.6. OverDrive

Last checked July 2020

  • https://www.overdrive.com/;
  • File transfer: via ftp
  • Content files: epub
  • Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xls) – note the extension
  • Other accepted metadata formats: atm they offer ONIX upload for big publishers only. Worth asking again

3.7. ProQuest (was Ebrary)

Last checked July 2020

3.9. OpenEdition Books

Last checked July 2020

  • http://books.openedition.org/?lang=en;
  • File transfer: shared folder
  • Content files: PDF + JPG cover (300dpi)
  • Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
  • Other accepted metadata formats: ONIX

3.10. Worldreader

Last checked July 2020

  • https://www.worldreader.org/;
  • File transfer: shared Dropbox folder
  • Content files: epub + PDF + mobi
  • Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
  • Other accepted metadata formats: csv

3.11. Book Citation Index

Last checked July 2020

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