Reminiscing About 15 Years of Interoperability Efforts

• Published in: D-Lib magazine Vol. 21; no. 11/12; p. 1
• Main Authors: Van de Sompel, Herbert, Nelson, Michael L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston Corporation for National Research Initiatives 01.11.2015
• Subjects: Data processing; Internetworking (Telecommunication); Interoperability; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION; Linked data; Metadata harvesting; scholarly communication; Scholarly publishing
• ISSN: 1082-9873; 1082-9873
• DOI: 10.1045/november2015-vandesompel

Looks back at three efforts in which the authors have been involved that illustrate the evolution of interoperability problems for web-based scholarship over the past 15 years : the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) (1999), the Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) (2006), and Memento - Time Travel for the Web. Attempts to characterise the perspectives and technical toolkits that provided the basis for these endeavours. Considers repository-centric and web-centric interoperability perspectives, and the use of a Linked Data or a REST/HATEAOS technology stack, respectively. Laments the lack of interoperability across nodes that play a role in web-based scholarship, but presents some ideas regarding a possible path forward. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.