originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/2003-12-31.htm
Jeff Young develops Extensible Repository Resource Locators (ERRoLs) for OAI Identifiers OCLC Researcher Jeff Young has developed a scheme for creating "Cool" (i.e., unchanging) URLs for metadata, content, and services related to registered Open Archive Initiative (OAI) repositories. jyoung@oclc.org http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/ http://www.oclc.org/research/announcements/oclc_research_news.rdf December 31, 2003 <P>Anyone can create or use a Cool URL to any metadata record or web resource related to supported OAI repositories. Similarly, any OAI repository can use the ERRoL service by registering a unique repository identifier with the OAI Registry at UIUC.</P> <P>An ERRol resolver is a system that uses a repository’s unique identifier to create URLs that point to metadata and content stored in the repository.</P> <P>Services that accompany ERRoLs include customizable HTML views of repositories, RSS feeds of OAI content, OAI-PMH version transformations, and OAI record unwrapping (i.e. providing "Cool" URLs to XML content in OAI repositories w/o the OAI wrappers).</P> <P>Other services are planned such as record editing, metadata crosswalks, and content resolution as well as integration of user defined services.</P> <P>ERRoL project page<BR><A href="http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/oairesolver/default.htm#example1">http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/oairesolver/default.htm#example1</A></P> <P>"Cool URIs"<BR><A href="http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html">http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI.html</A></P> <P>Open Archives Initiative<BR><A href="http://www.openarchives.org">http://www.openarchives.org</A></P> <P>Experimental OAI Registry at UIUC<BR><A href="http://gita.grainger.uiuc.edu/registry/">http://gita.grainger.uiuc.edu/registry/</A></P> Jeff Young +1-614-764-4342 Bob Bolander bolander@oclc.org +1-614-761-5207 Software Architect OCLC Research Communications & Programs Manager OCLC Research