SRW/U with OAI: Expected and Unexpected Synergies

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Robert Sanderson, Jeffrey Young and Ralph LeVan: SRW/U with OAI: Expected and Unexpected Synergies, D-Lib Magazine October 7, 2005

The authors write, "SRW/U (the Search/Retrieve Webservice) and OAI (Open Archives Initiative) are both modern information retrieval protocols developed by distinct groups from different backgrounds at around the same time... SRW and OAI clearly complement each other. More...