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Metadata for harvesting: the Open Archives Initiative, and how to find things on the Web

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Title:

Metadata for harvesting: the Open Archives Initiative, and how to find things on the Web

Author(s):

Philip Hunter, Marieke Guy

Journal:

The Electronic Library

Year:

2004

Volume:

22

Issue:

2

Page:

168 - 174


ISSN:

0264-0473


DOI:

10.1108/02640470410533434

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) protocol for metadata harvesting offers the prospect of resource discovery tools far beyond what is currently available to users of the Web via standard search engines. This article illustrates how existing information about available resources can be repurposed fairly easily and cheaply using standard tools. However the publishing of this information throws up a number of practical and philosophical questions which have to be addressed by projects and institutions.

Keywords:

Archives management, Data handling, Electronic media, Worldwide web


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://miranda.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/02640470410533434

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