Understanding OAI-PMH Through a Real Example (opens in new tab)

Many researchers use repositories such as Zenodo, but relatively few understand how metadata moves between scholarly systems. One of the key technologies behind this process is OAI-PMH. In this article, I explain OAI-PMH using a real-world example from academic publishing. What Is OAI-PMH? OAI-PMH stands for: Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting It is a protocol designed to allow repositories to expose metadata in a standardized format. Rather than requiring every search ...