• Adam Chandler (Chair)
    Database Management and E-Resources Librarian, Cornell University Library
  • Rafal Kasprowski
    Electronic Resources Librarian, Rice University
  • Susan Marcin
    Licensed Electronic Resources Librarian, Continuing & Electronic Resources Management Division, Butler Library Columbia University
  • Oliver Pesch
    Chief Strategist, E-Resource Access and Management Services, EBSCO Information Services
  • Clara Ruttenberg
    Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Maryland
  • Elizabeth Winter
    Electronic Resources Coordinator, Georgia Tech Library, Collection Acquisitions & Management Department
  • Jim Wismer
    Manager, Software Engineering, Thomson Reuters
  • Aron Wolf
    Data Program Analyst, Serials Solutions


IOTA is an initiative that makes use of log files from various institutions and vendors to analyze element frequency and patterns contained within OpenURL strings.

The reports created from this analysis inform vendors about where to make improvements to their OpenURL strings so that the maximum number of OpenURL requests resolve to a correct record.

Number of openurls analyzed
25,781,461