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Platform Metadata Formats
Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei edited this page Oct 2, 2020
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Last checked July 2020
- https://www.doabooks.org;
- File transfer: The DOAB online interface for publishers can be accessed at https://www.doabooks.org/doabAdmin?func=books.
- Metadata format: online form or tab separated text file (see “Upload file”)
- Other accepted formats: ONIX
Last checked July 2020
- http://oversea.cnki.net;
- File transfer: ftp
- Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
- Other accepted formats: ONIX
Last checked July 2020
- https://www.jisc.ac.uk/kb-plus;
- File transfer: via email, knowledgebaseplus@jisc.ac.uk
- 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
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
Last checked July 2020
- https://www.bdslive.com/;
- File transfer: via email,
- Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
- Other accepted formats: Info not available. According to https://www.bdslive.com/data/benefits-standards-delivery/ they accept a variety of standards so worth getting in touch.
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.
Last checked July 2020
- http://www.proquest.com/products-services/360-Core.html;
- File transfer: via ftp
- Metadata format: KBART format obtained by exporting the Excel Spreadsheet to a tab separated txt file.
- Other accepted formats: None
Last checked July 2020
- https://www.ebsco.com/publisher-support/knowledge-base;
- File transfer: via ftp
- Metadata format: KBART format obtained by exporting the Excel Spreadsheet to a tab separated txt file.
- Other accepted formats: csv, MARC, XML
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”)
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,
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
Last checked July 2020
- https://www.ebsco.com/products/ebscohost-research-interface;
- File transfer: via ftp
- Content files: epub + PDF
- Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)CLO
- Other accepted metadata formats: ONIX 2.1, see https://www.ebsco.com/publisher-support/ebooks
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
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
Last checked July 2020
- http://www.proquest.com/products-services/ebooks/ebooks-main.html,
- File transfer: via ftp
- Content files: PDF + JPG cover (150dpi)
- Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
- Other accepted metadata formats: ONIX (they require a sample beforehand)
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
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
Last checked July 2020
- http://wokinfo.com/products_tools/multidisciplinary/bookcitationindex/;
- File transfer: via ftp
- Content files: PDF
- Metadata format: Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx)
- Other accepted metadata formats: None
The Thoth Wiki has been developed in the context of the COPIM (Community-led Open Publication Infrastructures for Monographs) project. Individual contributions to the wiki have been made by Tim Elfenbein, Rupert Gatti, Ross Higman, Brendan O'Connell, Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei, Tobias Steiner and Hannah Hillen under the general editorship of Van Gerven Oei. All data are available under a CC-BY 4.0 license.