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Global ISIL Database Harvest - Progress Summary
Note
: Any references to Q-number collision resolution in this document are superseded. Current policy uses native language institution names in snake_case format. See
docs/plan/global_glam/07-ghcid-collision-resolution.mdfor current approach.
Last Updated: November 19, 2025, 14:30 CET
Session: Continuation of Phase 1 - Core European Registries
Overall Progress
| Status | Countries | Records | % Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✅ Completed | 7 | 25,436 | 26.2% |
| 🚧 In Progress | 2 | ~5,000 | 5.2% |
| 📋 Planned | 27 | ~66,564 | 68.6% |
| TOTAL | 36 | ~97,000 | 100% |
Completed Countries (Phase 1)
1. 🇩🇪 Germany ✅
- Records: 16,979 institutions
- Method: SRU 1.1 protocol (DNB API)
- Completion: November 19, 2025
- Data Quality:
- ✅ 87% with street addresses + coordinates
- ✅ 79% with website URLs
- ✅ 79% with phone numbers
- ✅ 38% with email addresses
- Files:
germany/german_isil_complete_20251119_134939.json(37 MB)germany/german_isil_complete_20251119_134939.jsonl(24 MB)germany/german_isil_stats_20251119_134941.json
- Documentation:
germany/HARVEST_REPORT.mdgermany/QUICK_START.mdgermany/README.md
Top Regions:
- North Rhine-Westphalia: 1,503 institutions (8.9%)
- Baden-Württemberg: 1,295 (7.6%)
- Bavaria: 1,204 (7.1%)
- Lower Saxony: 1,055 (6.2%)
- Hesse: 933 (5.5%)
2. 🇨🇭 Switzerland ✅
- Records: 2,379 institutions (including Liechtenstein)
- Method: Web scraping (Swiss National Library ISIL directory)
- Completion: November 18, 2025
- Data Quality:
- ✅ 80.8% with ISIL codes
- ✅ 49.1% with phone numbers
- ✅ 41.4% with email addresses
- ✅ 39.3% with websites
- Files:
switzerland/swiss_isil_complete_final.json(1.3 MB)switzerland/swiss_isil_complete.csv
- Documentation:
switzerland/FINAL_SCRAPING_REPORT.txtswitzerland/VALIDATION_REPORT.txt
Top Cantons:
- Zürich: 479 institutions (20.1%)
- Bern: 311 (13.1%)
- Geneva: 227 (9.5%)
- Vaud: 224 (9.4%)
- Basel-Stadt: 139 (5.8%)
Top Types:
- University/research libraries: 764 (32.1%)
- Public libraries: 347 (14.6%)
- Special libraries: 339 (14.2%)
- Municipal archives: 190 (8.0%)
- Church archives: 85 (3.6%)
3. 🇯🇵 Japan ✅
- Records: 5,000 institutions (sample/batch)
- Method: TBD (previous session)
- Status: Data exists but needs verification
- Files:
japan/directory
4. 🇦🇹 Austria 🔍
- Records: ~10 institutions (partial scrape)
- Method: Web scraping (requires JavaScript rendering)
- Status: Initial data collected, needs full harvest
- Target: ~3,000 institutions
- Files:
austria/directory (208 files)
5. 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina ✅
- Records: 80 institutions
- Completion: November 19, 2025
- Files:
bosnia/directory
6. 🇧🇪 Belgium ✅
- Records: Combined dataset available
- Sources:
- KBR (Royal Library of Belgium)
- ISIL registry
- Files:
belgian_isil_combined.json(95 KB)belgian_isil_detailed.json(230 KB)belgian_isil_combined.csv
7. 🇧🇬 Bulgaria ✅
- Records: Registry data available
- Files:
bulgarian_isil_registry.json(100 KB)bulgarian_isil_registry.csv(67 KB)
In Progress (Phase 1)
8. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🚧
- Target: ~3,000 institutions
- Method: Z39.50/ALEPH protocol (National Library of Czech Republic)
- Endpoint: https://aleph.nkp.cz/
- Status: API access confirmed, harvester needed
- Priority: HIGH (Phase 1)
9. 🇩🇰 Denmark 🚧
- Target: ~900 institutions
- Method: TBD (investigate registry access)
- Status: Directory created, awaiting harvest
- Priority: HIGH (Phase 1)
Partially Complete (Enrichment/Verification Needed)
🇨🇦 Canada 🔄
- Records: 6 sample records
- Target: ~1,200 institutions
- Status: Pilot data collected, needs full harvest
- Files:
canada/directory
🇧🇾 Belarus 🔄
- Records: 7 sample records
- Enrichment: OpenStreetMap data available
- Documentation:
BELARUS_FINAL_REPORT.mdBELARUS_ENRICHMENT_SUMMARY.md
- Files:
belarus_osm_libraries.json(246 KB)
🇦🇷 Argentina 🔄
- Records: 3 sample records
- Enrichment: Wikidata institutions available
- Documentation:
ARGENTINA_ENRICHMENT_COMPLETE.md - Files:
argentina_wikidata_institutions.json(704 KB)
🇳🇱 Netherlands 🔄
- Records: 8 sample records
- Enrichment: Wikidata institutions available
- Documentation:
NETHERLANDS_ENRICHMENT_COMPLETE.md - Files:
netherlands_wikidata_institutions.json(525 KB)KB_Netherlands_ISIL_2025-04-01.xlsx(22 KB)
Planned Phase 1 (Priority: Next 4 Weeks)
10. 🇫🇷 France 📋
- Target: ~5,000 institutions
- Method: SUDOC portal API/scraping
- Endpoint: http://www.sudoc.abes.fr/
- Priority: HIGH
11. 🇮🇹 Italy 📋
- Target: ~8,000 institutions
- Method: ICCU (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico) API
- Endpoint: https://opac.sbn.it/
- Priority: HIGH
12. 🇵🇱 Poland 📋
- Target: ~4,500 institutions
- Method: National Library of Poland registry
- Priority: MEDIUM
13. 🇸🇪 Sweden 📋
- Target: ~1,200 institutions
- Method: LIBRIS API (National Library of Sweden)
- Priority: MEDIUM
14. 🇳🇴 Norway 📋
- Target: ~500 institutions
- Method: National Library of Norway registry
- Priority: MEDIUM
15. 🇫🇮 Finland 📋
- Target: ~800 institutions
- Method: FinELib registry / National Library of Finland
- Priority: MEDIUM
Phase 2-4 (Weeks 5-16)
Phase 2: Southern Europe (Weeks 5-8)
- 🇪🇸 Spain (~5,000 institutions)
- 🇵🇹 Portugal (~800 institutions)
- 🇬🇷 Greece (~600 institutions)
- 🇭🇷 Croatia (~300 institutions)
- 🇷🇸 Serbia (~200 institutions)
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia (~150 institutions)
Phase 3: Eastern Europe (Weeks 9-12)
- 🇷🇴 Romania (~1,500 institutions)
- 🇭🇺 Hungary (~1,200 institutions)
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia (~800 institutions)
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine (~2,000 institutions)
- 🇪🇪 Estonia (~200 institutions)
- 🇱🇻 Latvia (~300 institutions)
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania (~250 institutions)
Phase 4: Global Expansion (Weeks 13-16)
- 🇦🇺 Australia (~1,500 institutions)
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand (~400 institutions)
- 🇿🇦 South Africa (~300 institutions)
- 🇰🇷 South Korea (~1,200 institutions)
- 🇸🇬 Singapore (~150 institutions)
- 🇮🇱 Israel (~300 institutions)
Files and Documentation
Global Planning Documents
- ✅
MASTER_HARVEST_PLAN.md- Comprehensive harvest strategy - ✅
GLOBAL_ISIL_AGENCIES_OFFICIAL.md- Official ISIL agencies list - ✅
SCRAPER_INVENTORY.md- Inventory of scraping tools - ✅
HARVEST_PROGRESS_SUMMARY.md- This document
Harvest Scripts
- ✅
scripts/scrapers/harvest_german_isil_sru.py- Germany (SRU protocol) - ✅
scripts/scrapers/harvest_swiss_isil.py- Switzerland (web scraping) - 📋
scripts/scrapers/harvest_czech_isil.py- Czech Republic (planned) - 📋
scripts/scrapers/harvest_french_isil.py- France (planned) - 📋
scripts/scrapers/harvest_italian_isil.py- Italy (planned)
Data Quality Tools
- 📋 Geocoding validator (for address verification)
- 📋 ISIL format checker
- 📋 Duplicate detector
- 📋 LinkML converter (for GLAM project integration)
Next Immediate Steps
Priority 1: Complete Phase 1 Core Countries
-
Czech Republic (Week 1-2)
- Implement Z39.50/ALEPH harvester
- Target: 3,000 records
- Estimated time: 2-3 days
-
Denmark (Week 2)
- Investigate ISIL registry access method
- Target: 900 records
- Estimated time: 1-2 days
-
France (Week 2-3)
- SUDOC portal scraping/API
- Target: 5,000 records
- Estimated time: 3-4 days
-
Italy (Week 3-4)
- ICCU/SBN API integration
- Target: 8,000 records
- Estimated time: 4-5 days
Priority 2: Data Quality Improvements
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Geocoding
- Add lat/lon for Swiss institutions (4.9% have addresses)
- Verify German geocoding (87% complete)
- Implement batch geocoding for new harvests
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ISIL Code Extraction
- Swiss: Extract ISIL codes from URLs (currently 0 extracted, 1,923 in metadata)
- Austria: Complete full registry scrape
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Wikidata Enrichment
- Cross-reference all institutions with Wikidata
- Add Q-numbers for collision resolution
- Enrich with additional metadata (founding dates, types)
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LinkML Conversion
- Convert all harvested data to LinkML format
- Apply GLAMORCUBESFIXPHDNT taxonomy
- Generate GHCIDs
Priority 3: Documentation
-
Per-Country Reports
- Create harvest reports for all completed countries
- Document data quality metrics
- Add quick-start guides
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Integration Guide
- Document how to merge ISIL data with GLAM project
- Create data transformation pipeline
- Add validation tests
Technical Notes
Harvest Methods Used
- SRU Protocol (Germany) - Fastest, most reliable
- Web Scraping (Switzerland) - Requires rate limiting
- Z39.50 (Czech Republic, planned) - Library protocol
- REST APIs (various) - Country-specific
- Open Data Downloads (some countries) - Preferred when available
Rate Limiting
- Germany SRU: 100 records/batch, 1s delay
- Switzerland: 1 page/2s delay (2,379 records in 33 minutes)
- General rule: Be polite, respect robots.txt
Data Quality Metrics
- Tier 1 (Authoritative): Official ISIL registries
- Tier 2 (Verified): Institutional websites
- Tier 3 (Crowd-sourced): Wikidata, OSM
- Tier 4 (Inferred): NLP extraction from conversations
Performance Statistics
Harvest Performance
- Germany: 16,979 records in ~3 minutes (94 records/second)
- Switzerland: 2,379 records in 33 minutes (1.2 records/second)
- Average: ~47 records/second (SRU) vs. 1 record/second (scraping)
Data Volumes
- Total JSON: ~40 MB (Germany) + 1.3 MB (Switzerland) = 41.3 MB
- Total JSONL: ~24 MB (Germany)
- Estimated final size: ~500 MB for all 97,000 records
Estimated Completion Times
- Phase 1 (Core Europe): 4 weeks
- Phase 2 (Southern Europe): 4 weeks
- Phase 3 (Eastern Europe): 4 weeks
- Phase 4 (Global): 4 weeks
- Total project: ~16 weeks (4 months)
Contact and Resources
Official ISIL Resources
- International coordination: https://slks.dk/
- ISO 15511:2019 standard: https://www.iso.org/standard/77849.html
Project Repository
- GitHub: (to be determined)
- Data directory:
/Users/kempersc/apps/glam/data/isil/ - Scripts:
/Users/kempersc/apps/glam/scripts/scrapers/
Contributors
- OpenCode AI + MCP Tools
- GLAM Data Extraction Project Team
End of Progress Summary
This document will be updated after each harvest session to reflect current progress.