Using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (Paperback)

Preface Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Definition and Origins of OAI-PMH Chapter 2: Underlying Technologies and the Technical Development of OAI-PMH Chapter 3: Context for OAI-PMH: ePrints, Institutional Repositories and Open Access Part II: Protocol Implementation Chapter 4: Technical Details of the Protocol Chapter 5: Implementing an OAI Data Provider Part III: Shareable Metadata: Creating and Using Chapter 6: Creating Metadata to Share Chapter 7: Post-Harvest Metadata Normalization and Augmentation Chapter 8: Using Aggregated Metadata to Build Digital Library Services Chapter 9: Concluding Thoughts Index