Exposing and Harvesting Metadata Using the OAI Metadata Harvesting Protocol: A Tutorial

Warner, Simeon

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Abstract:

In this article I outline the ideas behind the Open Archives Initiative metadata harvesting protocol (OAIMH), and attempt to clarify some common misconceptions. I then consider how the OAIMH protocol can be used to expose and harvest metadata. Perl code examples are given as practical illustration.

Creation: 01 Jan 2001
Keywords: I. Information treatement for information services (Information functions and techniques)

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