# /research/announcements/2003-09-13b.xml

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        National Library of Australia uses OCLC Research open-source software to expose digital collections via OAI
        The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced that it is using OCLC Research software to expose digital content via the Open Archives Initiative's&nbsp;Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).
        dempseyl@oclc.org

        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/
        http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf
        September 13, 2003
        <acronym title="National Library of Australia">NLA</acronym> used OCLC's OAICat software to create an <acronym title="Open Archives Initiative">OAI</acronym> interface to the database holding metadata that describes the library's digital collections. OAICat is a Java Servlet web application that provides an <acronym title="Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting">OAI-PMH</acronym> repository framework.
        <P>The National Library of Australia is progressively making information about its digital collections available using <acronym title="Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting">OAI-PMH</acronym></P>
        <P><acronym title="National Library of Australia">NLA</acronym> announcement:<BR><A href="http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/oai/">http://www.nla.gov.au/digicoll/oai/ </A></P>
    <P>OCLC Research open-source software offerings:<BR><A href="../software">http://www.oclc.org/research/software/ </A></P>
    <P>Open Archives Initiative:<BR><A href="http://www.openarchives.org">http://www.openarchives.org </A></P>

        Lorcan Dempsey
        +1-614-761-5335

        Bob Bolander
        bolander@oclc.org
        +1-614-761-5207

        Vice President
        OCLC Research
        Communications &amp; Programs Manager
        OCLC Research