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Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
Standard: Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)
About the Standard: The OAI-PMH specification standard defines a protocol by which one service (harvester) can gather or "harvest" metadata records from a second service (repository). Requests are sent in the form of HTTP GET or POST requests, and responses are returned as XML documents.
Version: The current version of OAI-PMH is version 2.0. Versions 1.0 and 1.1 were experimental versions.
Maturity: OAI-PMH is a specification of the Open Archives Initiative (OAI).
Risk Assessment: OAI-PMH has played a significant role in JISC development programmes, such as the FAIR programme.
SOA Role: Harvest
Further Information:
- Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, Version 2.0, Open Archives Initiative, <http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html>
- OAI for Beginners - the Open Archives Forum online tutorial, Open Archives Forum, <http://www.oaforum.org/tutorial/>
Author: Pete Johnston, UKOLN
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Date Created: 04 Oct 2005
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