From: Sally Morris <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 11:36:01 +0000 Publishers could certainly add this type of metadata, but what about author-deposited OA materials? Do we really think authors are going to do it? Sally Sally Morris Email: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Dietrich Rordorf / MDPI <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2014 08:02:57 +0100 Marking-up the license *conditions* as XML would definitely be more useful. Something quite generic like: <license ref="{publisher_or_license_url}"> <copyright> <plain>{plain_copyright_statement}</plain> <owner type="[individual|corporation|...]></owner> <year>{year}</year> <country>[ISO 3166-1 alpha2/3 code]</country> </copyright> <use_allowed> <access type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></access> <read type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></read> <quote type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></quote> <cite type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></cite> <mine type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></mine> </use_allowed> <use_disallowed> <commercial type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></commercial> <derivatives type="[free|paid|..]" ref="{publisher_condition_url}"></derivatives> ... </use_disallowed> </license> etc. Kind regards, Dietrich Rordorf On 07.01.2014 01:14, LIBLICENSE wrote: > > From: Cynthia Hodgson <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 > 11:03:18 -0500 > > > The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is seeking > comments on the draft recommended practice Open Access Metadata and > Indicators (NISO RP-22-201x). Launched in January 2013, the NISO Open > Access Metadata and Indicators Working Group was chartered to develop > protocols and mechanisms for transmitting the access status of > scholarly works, specifically to indicate whether a specific work is > openly accessible (i.e., free-to-read by any user who can get to the > work over the internet) and what re-use rights might be available. > This draft recommended practice proposes the adoption of two core > pieces of metadata and associated tags: <free_to_read> and > <license_ref>. The first tag would indicate that the work is freely > accessible during the specified timeframe (if applicable). The second > tag would contain a reference to a URI that carries the license terms > specifying how a work may be used. > > "Currently publishers provide articles that are free-to-read under a > wide range of re-use terms and licenses," explains Cameron Neylon, > Advocacy Director, PLOS, and Co-chair of the NISO Open Access Metadata > and Indicators Working Group. "It is unclear to readers when an > article is freely accessible and what their re-use rights are. Funders > are unsure if the publication of an article complies with their open > access policies. Aggregators and platform or knowledgebase providers > have no consistent mechanism for machine-processing metadata and > identifying the accessibility or rights status. Adoption of these two > common metadata designations will allow both humans and machines to > assess the status of content." > > "Use and re-use rights can be difficult to explain in metadata," > states Ed Pentz, Executive Director, CrossRef, and Co-chair of the > NISO Open Access Metadata and Indicators Working Group. "By publishing > URIs for applicable licenses and including these URIs in the metadata > for the content, more detailed explanations of rights can be made > available. The <license_ref> metadata can also be used to express how > usage rights change over time or point to different licenses for > particular time periods, for example when an embargo applies." > > "The recommended metadata tags can easily be incorporated into > existing metadata distribution channels, encoded in XML, and added to > existing schemas and workflows," states Greg Tananbaum, Consultant at > SPARC and Co-chair of the NISO Open Access Metadata and Indicators > Working Group. "Publishers and platform providers can use the > <free_to_read> tag to automate the display of appropriate status icons > to users. The combination of <free_to_read> and <license_ref> metadata > provides a mechanism for signaling or determining compliance with most > funder and institutional policies that allow compliance through the > article publisher's site." > > "In addition to the recommendations, the Working Group has defined the > most common use cases," states Nettie Lagace, NISO's Associate > Director for Programs. "For each use case, the current situation and > applicable stakeholders are described and the extent to which the > recommendations will solve the situation is explained. The group has > also identified several issues for further follow-up, such as the > incorporation of the recommended metadata into existing formats, such > as ONIX." > > The draft recommended practice is open for public comment through > February 4, 2014. To download the draft or submit online comments, > visit the Open Access Metadata and Indicators webpage at: > www.niso.org/workrooms/oami/. > > Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information > Standards Organization [log in to unmask] 301-654-2512