31 Aug 2004
CS 5244: Metadata
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Open Archives Initiative (OAI)
A low-barrier interoperable
standard for the dissemination
of content
standard for the dissemination
of content
lIn priniciple, not tied to a
specific purpose
specific purpose
lNote: open in terms of open
architecture, not necessarily) free
architecture, not necessarily) free
¡Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
lDefines standard for advertising metadata in a repository.
lStandard packages for harvesting have been defined.
¡DP 9
lA standard for exposing metadata to web crawlers as web pages.
