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["James Culling" <james@scholinfo.com>]

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** Apologies for cross-posting **

Scholarly Information Strategies (SIS: http://www.scholinfo.com)
is conducting a study on behalf of the United Kingdom Serials
Group (UKSG: http://www.uksg.org) into the new supply chain that
has developed to facilitate the creation of link resolver
knowledge bases. This supply chain involves a number of
stakeholders: publishers and content hosts, subscription agents,
libraries and providers of link resolver software tools. Given
the significance of the knowledge base to the operation of
OpenURL link resolvers, and by extension to the operation of
libraries, the accuracy and timeliness of information being
channelled through this supply chain is obviously of critical
importance.

Further background information regarding the study can be found
here: http://www.uksg.org/resolvers.asp.

SIS is approaching a cross-section of stakeholders to participate
in the study through interview discussions. In addition to this
methodology, we are interested in soliciting written comments
from librarians subscribed to this list (to be sent to us
off-list please). Specifically we are interested in any feedback=
on the following topics:

1. What expectations do you have of the other parties in the
supply chain (publishers/content hosts, subscription agents, link
resolver suppliers, others)? What roles should they play, and
what relationships are necessary to make the knowledge base
supply chain operate effectively for you?

2. What, in your opinion, is not working well in the present
supply chain? What are the barriers to a smooth, timely,
comprehensive and accurate knowledge base data flow that would
ensure a good service to you and your users?

3. How do you think the problems in the supply chain might be
alleviated and who should take action to address them? The
emphasis in this study is on simple, practical steps that parties
in the chain can take in the short term to improve on the present
environment.

We hope you find this invitation to participate of interest and
we look forward to hearing from you off-list.

Many thanks

James

James Culling
Consultant
Scholarly Information Strategies Ltd
Oxford Centre for Innovation OX2 0JX
United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 1865 812058
F: +44 (0) 1865 793165
E: james@scholinfo.com
W: http://www.scholinfo.com
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