Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2004
DOI
10.1045/december2004-vandesompel
Publication Title
D-Lib Magazine
Volume
10
Issue
12
Pages
1-18
Abstract
Motivated by preservation and resource discovery, we examine how digital resources, and not just metadata about resources, can be harvested using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH). We review and critique existing techniques for identifying and gathering digital resources using metadata harvested through the OAI-PMH. We introduce an alternative solution that builds on the introduction of complex object formats that provide a more accurate way to describe digital resources. We argue that the use of complex object formats as OAI-PMH metadata formats results in a reliable and attractive approach for incremental harvesting of resources using the OAI-PMH.
Original Publication Citation
Van De Sompel, H., Nelson, M.L., Lagoze, C., & Warner, S. (2004). Resource harvesting within the OAI-PMH framework. D-Lib Magazine, 10(12). doi: 10.1045/december2004-vandesompel
Repository Citation
Van De Sompel, H., Nelson, M.L., Lagoze, C., & Warner, S. (2004). Resource harvesting within the OAI-PMH framework. D-Lib Magazine, 10(12). doi: 10.1045/december2004-vandesompel
ORCID
0000-0002-0715-6126 (Van de Sompel), 0000-0003-3749-8116 (Nelson)
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