OAI-PMH
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Date added 20 November 2006
Last edited 17 November 2009
Full Title
Open Archive Initiative - Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
Description
The aim of the Open Archives Initiative is to build an interoperability framework for digital archives/institutional repositories in order to encourage scholarly communication.
Within the OAI system each archive is assigned a unique archive identifier, records within the archive are assigned persistent unique record identifiers and so the combination ensures relevant document(s)are identified.
The protocol uses XML to record metadata that distinguishes between data providers who represent the creators, and service providers who meet the requirements of end users. Essentially, the protocol means that OAI databases can interact with each other and other software agents. The metadata formed can be based on the Dublin Core metadata set or alternative forms, for example, MARC library records.
OAI-PMH is HTTP based with XML responses and uses the unqualified Dublin Core set, it is Web-friendly, and therefore firewall friendly.
Standards Developing Organisation
- OAI
- Open Archives Initiative
Rights
No information available.
Lifecycle Action
- Access, Use and Reuse
Standard Frameworks
- Digital Archive Standards
- Digital Repository Standards
Standard Type
- Interoperability Protocols
Current Version
Further Information
- Wikipedia entry for OAI-PMH [external]
Alternative Current Versions
None.
Previous Versions
- 21 January 2001 - The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, version 1.0 [external]
- Superseded
- 2 July 2001 - The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting, version 1.1 [external]
- Superseded
Referenced Standards
- Dublin Core
- IETC RFC 2616, Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP/1.1
- IETF RFC 1807, A Format for Bibliographic Records
- ISO 8601: Dates and Times
- MARC21
- Home
- Digital curation
- About us
- News
- Events
- Resources
- Briefing Papers
- Introduction to Curation
- Annotation
- Appraisal and Selection
- Curating Emails
- Curating e-Science Data
- Curating Geospatial Data
- Data Accreditation
- Data Citation and Linking
- Data Protection
- Database Archiving
- Digital Repositories
- Freedom of Information
- Genre Classification
- Interoperability
- Persistent Identifiers
- Trust Through Self Assessment
- Using OAIS for Curation
- Web 2.0
- What is Digital Curation?
- Common Directions in Research Data Policy
- 5 Steps to Research Data Readiness
- Citizen Science
- Making the Case for RDM
- Legal Watch Papers
- Standards Watch Papers
- Technology Watch Papers
- Introduction to Curation
- How-to Guides & Checklists
- Appraise & Select Research Data for Curation
- Cite Datasets and Link to Publications
- Develop RDM Services
- Develop a DMP
- Discover Requirements
- Five Steps to Decide What Data to Keep
- Five Things You Need to Know About RDM and the Law
- License Research Data
- Track Data Impact with Metrics
- Using RISE
- Where to keep research data
- Write a Lay Summary
- Developing RDM Services
- Reviewing research data platform capabilities at CISER
- Using EPrints to Build a Repository for UEL
- Assigning DOIs at Bristol
- DMPs in the Arts and Humanities
- Improving RDM at Monash
- Improving Research Visibility
- Increasing Participation in Training
- RDM Training for Librarians
- RDM strategy: moving from plans to action
- Storing and Sharing Data in Hull
- Curation Lifecycle Model
- Curation Reference Manual
- Peer review
- Editorial Board
- Completed chapters
- Appraisal and Selection
- Archival Metadata
- Archiving Web Resources
- Automated Metadata Generation
- Curating Emails
- File Formats
- Investment in an Intangible Asset
- Learning Object Metadata
- Metadata
- Ontologies
- Open Source for Digital Curation
- Preservation Metadata
- Preservation Scenarios for Projects Producing Digital Resources
- Preservation Strategies
- Principles for Enabling Access to Engineering Design Information Through Life
- Scientific Metadata
- The Role of Microfilm in Digital Preservation
- Chapters in production
- Policy and legal
- Data Management Plans
- Tools
- Case studies
- Repository audit and assessment
- Standards
- Publications and presentations
- Roles
- Curation journals
- Informatics research
- External resources
- Online Store
- Briefing Papers
- Training
- Projects
- Community
- Tailored support
In this section
- Briefing Papers
- How-to Guides & Checklists
- Developing RDM Services
- Curation Lifecycle Model
- Curation Reference Manual
- Policy and legal
- Data Management Plans
- Tools
- Case studies
- Repository audit and assessment
- Standards
- Publications and presentations
- Roles
- Curation journals
- Informatics research
- External resources
- Online Store
Book: Managing Research Data
Book: Managing Research Data
Published in January 2012, Managing Research Data aims to introduce the broader research community to such core issues of data management as, for example, the terms of compliance with funder expectations, the context and recommended approaches to individual and institutional data management planning and the roles and responsibilities of key players in the research data lifecycle.