Suggested Readings on OAI, Metadata & Dublin Core, and XML

Below are a number of information resources on the Web that provided background and context for the topics we'll be discussing in our Workshop for OAI Providers. These resources are not comprehensive and many are provided as references and sources for further information rather than as resources to be read straight through front to back. Please take a look at these sites and read up as most appropriate to your own background and interests.

Topic: Open Archives Initiative

• The Open Archives Metadata Harvesting Protocol
• Frequently Asked Questions abouth the protocol
• The Open Archives Initiative: Building a low-barrier interoperability framework
• DLF Evaluation of OAI
• An OAI Approach to Sharing Subject Gateway Content (highlights differences between searching and sharing of metadata)
• The Metadata Harvesting Initiative of the Mellon Foundation (article in ARL Bimonthly Report, August 2001)
• Experiences Implementing OAI Provider Services - Presentation from OAI Workshop at 2001 ACM SIGIR Meeting

Topic: Metadata & Dublin Core Metadata Initiative

• Dublin Core Metadata Element Set
• DCMI Frequently Asked Questions
• Using Dublin Core
• Introduction to Metadata
• The Semantic Web

Topic: XML, XSLT, & XML Schema

• Well-Formed XML Documents (a simple tutorial on constructing well-formed XML)
• Going from HTML to XML
• What is XSLT
• The XML FAQ
• The XML Schema FAQ

XML Reference:

• The XML Cover Pages
• The W3C XML HomePage
• XML.COM Website

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