01812nam a22002657a 4500 9452 OCLRC 20260730103744.0 210504t xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d OCLRC Cheby, Lisa E. Open access metadata for journals in directory of open access journals: who, how, and what scheme?/ Lisa E. Cheby 2016. t.ly/4reU Open access (OA) is a form of publication that allows some level of free access to scholarly publications. The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a repository to which OA journals may apply and upload content to increase discoverability. OA also refers to metadata that is freely available for harvesting. In making metadata open access, standards for schemes and protocols are needed to facilitate interoperability. For open access journals, such as those listed in the DOAJ, providing open access metadata in a form that promotes interoperability is essential for discoverability of their content. This paper investigates what standards exist or are emerging, who within journals is creating the metadata for DOAJ journals, and how are those journals and DOAJ sharing the metadata for articles. Moreover, since creating metadata requires specialized knowledge of both librarians and programmers, it is imperative that journals wanting to publish with OA metadata formulate plans to coordinate these experts and to be sure their efforts are compatible with current standards and protocols. Open access, Open access metadata, OAI-PMH, Metadata harvesting, Open access journals, Dublin Core, DOAJ, Directory of Open Access Journals ELEC 9452 9452 0 0 0 0 LRC LRC 2026-07-30 0 2026-07-30 10:37:44 2026-07-30 ELEC