Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2002

DOI

10.1045/november2002-liu

Publication Title

D-Lib Magazine

Volume

8

Issue

11

Pages

1-16

Abstract

This article discusses the requirements of current and emerging applications based on the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and emphasizes the need for a common infrastructure to support them. Inspired by HTTP proxy, cache, gateway and web service concepts, a design for a scalable and reliable infrastructure that aims at satisfying these requirements is presented. Moreover, it is shown how various applications can exploit the services included in the proposed infrastructure. The article concludes by discussing the current status of several prototype implementations.

Original Publication Citation

Liu, X., Brody, T., Harnad, S., Carr, L., Maly, K., Zubair, M., & Nelson, M.L. (2002). A scalable architecture for harvest-based digital libraries. D-Lib Magazine, 8(11), 1-16. doi: 10.1045/november2002-liu

ORCID

0000-0003-1479-588X (Maly), 0000-0003-3749-8116 (Nelson)

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