[OAI-implementers] Sets in OAI-PMH and DSpace

[Uwe Müller]

sorry for the late answer ...

DINI (German Inititave for Networked Information) has just published a
new version of recommendations for OAI data providers at German
universities. This paper mainly recommends three types of set
categorization and the appropriate semantic interpretation:

1. Publication Type, e.g. pub-type:dissertation or pub-type:article
2. Document Type, e.g. doc-type:text or doc-type:video
3. Subject Type, e.g. ddc:004 (according to DDC)

The recommendations are available at
http://www.dini.de/documents/2003-10-08-OAI-Empfehlungen.pdf
(Sorry, in German only, but setName is listed in English - so look at
the three tables for the different set types. There is an English
translation of a prior version of these recommendations avaliable at
http://www.dini.de/documents/DINI-OAI-e.pdf, the new version will be
available in English soon.)

Some of the German data providers have introduced these sets into their
OAI interfaces, and there has also been implemented a prototype for a
service provider using these set recommendations which can be found at
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/e_suche/oai.php

Uwe

herbert van de sompel wrote:

> hi,
> 
> I would like to ask someone involved in the German
> DINI effort re the establishment of institutional
> OAI-PMH repositories to chip in, and give some
> insights in their use of sets.  I know they have
> established recommendations about the implementation
> of sets in their environment.  As far as I remember,
> they have defined sets to convey e.g. material type,
> publication type, etc.  
> 
> BTW: These people are doing interesting "community"
> work.  They have just released a document that lists
> requirements for repositories operated in their
> community to receive the "certified DINI OAI-PMH repo"
> status.
> 
> herbert
> 
> 
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-- 
Uwe Müller
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Computer- und Medienservice
Elektronisches Publizieren

Raum 3'309
Rudower Chaussee 26

Postanschrift:
Unter den Linden 6
D - 10099 Berlin

Email: u.mueller@cms.hu-berlin.de
Tel: +49 30  20 93 - 70 76
Fax: +49 30  20 93 - 29 59