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IESR Machine-readable Use

Flexible, machine-readable access is available through standard protocols.

  • OAI-PMH

    You can use the OAI-PMH (the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) service to harvest XML data to include in your application.

    OAI-PMH Harvesting

  • OpenURL

    Allows users, probably applications such as link-resolvers, to search IESR as a target using OpenURL syntax.

    OpenURL Link-to Resolver

  • SRU/W

    Include the IESR in meta or federated search applications.

    SRU/W Search

  • Z39.50

    Include the IESR in meta or federated search applications.

    Z39.50 Search

The IESR Use Cases and accompanying scenarios illustrate ways in which IESR may be used.