Ethos

Objective

To set up fully tested and functional interfaces to harvest and gather metadata and content from institutional hosts.

This workpackage will investigate, develop and test the interfaces needed to harvest and gather metadata and content into the British Library-based system for a range of scenarios, including:

direct submission of metadata and content

OAI harvesting of metadata with and without upload of content via FTP or other appropriate protocols

Dynamic cross-searching of distributed repositories employing Z39.50 and SRW/SRU or other web services

physical loading via DVD/CD etc.

Developed interfaces will be integrated into the BL-based central host system delivered by Work Package 2 and tested against the partner and other institutional hosts.

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EThOS is:

Improving research theses access to those who need it

Improving post graduate research knowledge transfer to students

Creating a one stop electronic shop for all UK Theses

Promoting UK Higher Education post graduate research to the world

Contributing to the global knowledge pool

Work Package 3 - Building of interfaces to harvest data from institutional hosts

Objective