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OAI-PMH interface
Introduction
You can now harvest data from Copac using our OAI-PMH interface.
"The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting
(OAI-PMH) is a low-barrier mechanism for repository interoperability.
Data Providers are repositories that expose structured metadata via
OAI-PMH. Service Providers then make OAI-PMH service requests to
harvest that metadata. OAI-PMH is a set of six verbs or services that
are invoked within HTTP."
We are using Protocol Version 2.0 available from the Open Archives web site at: http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html
Access details
The Copac OAI-PMH interface is available at: http://copac.ac.uk/oai-pmh.
'Identify' allows you to retrieve information about Copac and our OAI-PMH service. The Identify URL is: http://copac.ac.uk/oai-pmh?verb=Identify.
The following sets are currently available. We are happy to introduce new sets so if you would like to be able to harvest Copac data in other ways get in touch with us at the Copac helpdesk copac@mimas.ac.uk to discuss your requirements.
| Set | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Music | Music scores |
| Sound | Sound recordings |
| Images | Moving or still image |
| Maps | Cartographic material |
