On 20/03/14 14:08, Rosie, Heather wrote:
> Hi
>
> I agree with John’s comments. OAI is not really the problem; if you
> feel simple DC is insufficient for your needs, then output another
> format/schema – there are plenty out there (MARC, MODS, RDF, lots of
> flavours of qDC, including uketd_dc). The only constraint is the
> serialisation, which must be XML. The problem with exporting a more
> complex format, however, is that those wanting to use the data may be
> unfamiliar with it and may not have the workflows in place to process it
> effectively.
... and writing your own exporter for use with OAI-PMH isn't difficult
(under EPrints)
As Paul Walk has commented, the biggest challenge is being able to
harvest what's exported.
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