Open Archives Initiative
A project that develops and promotes interoperability standards to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content.
The Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. OAI has its roots in the open access and institutional repository movements.
Current OAI Projects are:
- Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) including a Specification, Implementation Guidelines, and Tools and
- Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) including Beta Specifications and User Guides
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Maturity Estimate:
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Posted September 23rd, 2008 by ngalbraith
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