"The University of Michigan and OCLC today announced that they have successfully transitioned the OAIster database to OCLC to ensure continued public access to open-archive collections, and to expand the visibility of these collections to millions of information seekers through OCLC services.

OAIster records are now fully accessible through WorldCat.org, and will be included in WorldCat.org search results along with records from thousands of libraries worldwide that add their holdings to WorldCat. OCLC plans to release a freely accessible, discrete view of the OAIster records in January 2010 through a URL specific to OAIster."

 

"Clarification" on the OCLC/OAIster terms--the comments are interesting

More on OAIster and OCLC

Blog post discusses OCLC's recent message to OAI-PMH data providers asking them to agree to a set of Terms & Conditions allowing OCLC to include data harvested via OAI-PMH in both free and toll services that OCLC provides.

CDWA Lite is an XML schema to describe core records for works of art and material culture based on the Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA) and Cataloging Cultural Objects: A Guide to Describing Cultural Works and Their Images (CCO).

From their mission statement: " Project Euclid's mission is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent and society journals. Through a collaborative partnership arrangement, these publishers join forces and participate in an online presence with advanced functionality, without sacrificing their intellectual or economic independence or commitment to low subscription prices. Full-text searching, reference linking, interoperability through the Open Archives Initiative, and long-term retention of data are all important components of the project."

The CDL eXtensible Text Framework (XTF) is a flexible indexing and query tool that supports searching across collections of heterogeneous data and presents results in a highly configurable manner. The highlights of the XTF system are described in an online brochure

The MetaScholar Initiative of the Robert W. Woodruff Library at Emory University encompasses more than ten digital libary projects undertaken in the past six years, and has received funding from sources that include the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Library of Congress.

The MetaScholar Initiative is currently working on seven main projects: MetaArchive, AmericanSouth, MetaCombine, Music of Social Change, OCKHAM, a Study of User Quality Metrics, and the open access journal Southern Spaces. This Initiative is creating new models for sharing and organizing meta-information, tools for the preservation of at-risk digital objects, and services for scholars in focused research areas. It is also creating new tools for such sharing, including the Metadata Migrator application and the OCKHAM digital library services.

The Metadata Migrator software package, funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, allows institutions such as museums, archives, research centers, and small libraries to make their locally stored records available for online searching using the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).

The OAICat Open Source Software (OSS) project is a Java Servlet web application providing a repository framework that conforms to the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) v2.0. This framework can be customized to work with arbitrary data repositories by implementing some Java interfaces. Demonstration implementations of these interfaces are included in the webapp distribution.

Chronological bibliography covering research that examines the relationship between open access and citation impact.

The OAICat Open Source Software (OSS) project is a Java Servlet web application providing a repository framework that conforms to the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) v2.0. This framework can be customized to work with arbitrary data repositories by implementing some Java interfaces. Demonstration implementations of these interfaces are included in the webapp distribution.

[Introduction to Best Practices Work]:

Introduces the Digital Library and National Science Digital Library sponsored Best Practices for OAI Data Provider Implementations and Shareable Metadata . Includes the scope, structure, and target audience for this document.

[General Competencies for OAI Data Providers]

These are general areas of competency that are necessary before the OAI protocol can be implemented and used successfully. Both data and service providers should be conversant with the issues presented here. In many ways they represent the minimum of proficiency that is necessary to be a ‘good’ OAI data provider.

[Best Practices for OAI Data Provider Implementations]

Best practices for OAI data providers, particularly how the OAI protocol is implemented. Also included are guidelines for some of the optional pieces of the OAI protocol including sets, branding, rights, and use of the about containers. Please note that metadata guidelines (both technical and content based) are included in their own section below.

[Best Practices for Shareable Metadata]

This section presents best practices for shareable metadata, both in terms of technical issues (such as XML encoding) and metadata format, semantics, and content.

Information on the next round of enhancements on OAI lead by DLF and funded by ILMS