[OAI-implementers] OAI identifiers

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:03:13 -0800

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This is the first time I've written to this list.

I am trying to get a better understanding of identifier as used in OAI 
protocol.

According to the standard (I'm using 
http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.htm#UniqueIdentifier) 
, a unique identifier is defined as a URI which by definition contains 
ftp:, http:, oai: etc.

We use an ark as our persistent URI (see 
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/ark/):
http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft2s200504

My question is how to set up the description element of the Identity 
response to describe this non-oai identifier.

Any help would be terrific.

Thanks
David Loy 
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This is the first time I've written to this list. 
I am trying to get a better understanding of identifier as used in OAI
protocol. 
According to the standard (I'm using
http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.htm#UniqueIdentifier)
, a unique identifier is defined as a URI which by definition contains
ftp:, http:, oai: etc. 
We use an ark as our persistent URI (see
http://www.cdlib.org/inside/diglib/ark/): 
<pre><a href="http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft2s200504" eudora="autourl">http://findaid.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/ft2s200504

</a></pre>My question is how to set up the description element of the
Identity response to describe this non-oai identifier.<br><br>
Any help would be terrific.<br><br>
Thanks<br>
David Loy</body>
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