What is KBART?
The Knowledge Base and Related Tools (KBART) is a joint initiative that has been exploring data problems within the OpenURL supply chain.
Commissioned by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and UKSG, the KBART Working Group has established guidelines for the timely exchange of metadata between content providers and knowledge base developers. Their work is to improve the supply of data to link resolvers and knowledge bases, in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of OpenURL linking.
This is to be achieved by providing best practice guidelines, educational materials and events, and a web hub to act as a central resource for knowledge base information.
For more information, please visit the UKSG/KBART website.
How to Use KBART Metadata
The following fields (KBART 5.3.2) are included in both the Journal and Proceedings list:
| publication_title | Publication title |
| print_identifier | Print-format identifier (i.e., ISSN, ISBN, etc.) |
| online_identifier | Online-format identifier (i..e, eISSN, eISBN, etc.) |
| date_first_issue_online | Date of first issue available online |
| num_first_vol_online | Number of first volume available online |
| num_first_issue_online | Number of first issue available online |
| date_last_issue_online | Date of last issue available online (or blank, if coverage is to present) |
| num_last_vol_online | Number of last volume available online (or blank, if coverage is to present) |
| num_last_issue_online | Number of last issue available online (or blank, if coverage is to present) |
| title_url | Title-level URL |
| first_author | First author (for monographs) |
| title_id | Title ID |
| embargo_info | Embargo information |
| coverage_depth | Coverage depth (e.g., abstracts or full text) |
| coverage_notes | Coverage notes |
| publisher_name | Publisher name (if not given in the file’s title) |
Publication Reference Files
- Complete list of Conference Proceedings in TXT (tab delimited) format
- Complete list of Journal/Magazine Publications in TXT (tab delimited) format
These files are generated dynamically and, upon download, contain the most up-to-date listing of CSDL publications.