The Basics of OAI
Outline
OAI- PMH is a tool
OAI-PMH is not….
Why integrate access to content?
Brief History of OAI
Who uses OAI?
Basic OAI-PMH Concepts
Federated vs. Distributed
As Compared to Z39.50
Why Use OAI?
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An OAI Record
Examples of OAI Service Providers
How OAI Works (Technically)
OAI “VERBS”
Identify
ListSets
ListMetadataFormats
ListIdentifiers
GetRecord
ListRecords
Other Pieces of OAI
Challenges for the OAI Community
Metadata quality/shareability issues
Metadata for different communities
Metadata for different communities
Loss of Context: Record in OAI aggregation
Context: Record in native database
Loss of context / data
Loss of context / data
Sense / Completeness of Metadata
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Granularity of Description: Excerpt of Metadata Record Describing "Cotton coverlet with embroidered butterfly design"
Granularity of Description: Excerpt of Metadata Record Describing “American Woven Coverlet”
Range of vocabularies in use
Data providers can:
Service Providers can…
Current / Future Trends
OAI Implementation Guidelines
Open Source OAI Tools
Registering Your OAI Provider
Resources
Recap
Contact Information