Data preparation
From Swissbib
Definition
Publishing covers the processes necessary to fetch the data records (mostly) from library systems and prepare them to be incorporated into the index of the search engine.
Software used
swissbib uses CBS™ Metadata management solution as data management module.
Functionality covered
CBS covers for swissbib:
- import
- OAI-harvesting
- batch file import
- data ingest
- data correction
- data normalization
- data conversion
- data management
- matching and merging
- clustering (FRBR, format codes et al.)
- inter-record-linking (between bibliographic records or between authority and bibliographic data)
- data export (restricted to swissbib members)
- SRU-pusher to search-engine
- SRU-pusher to WorldCat
- file output
- OAI