As a slight aside, why might an OAI repository object to opening a public
z39.50 or SRW interface?
Stephen - was anything written up on the experiences in Canada?
Howard
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From: "Phil Barker" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: registries of repositories
> Hello,
>
> Stephen Downes wrote:
> > OAI repositories already expose their metadata through the widely known
> > and widely used OAI Harvesting Protocol, and are registered on sites
> > like OAIster. They might reasonably ask, why don't you simply harvest
> > metadata from them using their existing protocol?
> >
>
> The SPP project's cross search makes use of metadata in OAI-able
> repositories that have no Z39.50 interface by harvesting the metadata
> and storing it in a local database that has a Z39.50 interface. I don't
> know that the Z target of the harvested metadata can be made available
> to third parties, other people on this list might know whether the
> technology and harvesting agreements would cover that.
>
> Phil
>
>
> More on SPP at http://www.portal.ac.uk/spp/
> An example of a cross search using the SPP portal software at
> http://www.eevlxtra.ac.uk
>
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