diff --git a/doab_check/doab_oai.py b/doab_check/doab_oai.py
index 235fd3c..a75b5bb 100644
--- a/doab_check/doab_oai.py
+++ b/doab_check/doab_oai.py
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ def load_doab_record(doab_id, title, item_type, urls, timestamps, **kwargs):
     """
     logger.info('load doab %s', doab_id)
     (new_item, created) = Item.objects.get_or_create(doab=doab_id)
+    new_item.title = title
+    new_item.resource_type = item_type
+    new_item.save()
     new_record = Record.objects.create(item=new_item)
     for timestamp in timestamps:
         (new_timestamp, created) = Timestamp.objects.get_or_create(
diff --git a/doab_check/migrations/0002_link_provider_alter_linkrel_role_and_more.py b/doab_check/migrations/0002_link_provider_alter_linkrel_role_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc56f0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doab_check/migrations/0002_link_provider_alter_linkrel_role_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.1.7 on 2023-02-21 00:53
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('doab_check', '0001_initial'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='link',
+            name='provider',
+            field=models.CharField(default='', max_length=255),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='linkrel',
+            name='role',
+            field=models.CharField(default='identifier', max_length=10),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='timestamp',
+            name='created',
+            field=models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/doab_check/models.py b/doab_check/models.py
index 09f86d7..bc77f50 100644
--- a/doab_check/models.py
+++ b/doab_check/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from django.db import models
 
@@ -27,6 +28,17 @@ class Link(models.Model):
 
     # so we can set it to dead instead of deleting
     live = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    
+    # derived from url so we can do sorting, etc.
+    provider = models.CharField(max_length=255, default='')
+    
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if self.url:
+            netloc = urlparse(self.url).netloc.lower()
+            if netloc.startswith('www.'):
+                netloc = netloc[4:]
+            self.provider = netloc
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
 
 class Timestamp(models.Model):
     ''' timestamp of the record returned by doab. records can have multiple timestamps '''
@@ -43,7 +55,7 @@ class Record(models.Model):
 class LinkRel(models.Model):
     ''' association between an item and a link '''
     # might be 'cover'
-    role = models.CharField(max_length=10, null=True)
+    role = models.CharField(max_length=10, default='identifier')
     link = models.ForeignKey("Link", related_name='related', on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     item = models.ForeignKey("Item", related_name='related', on_delete=models.CASCADE)