OAI interface documentation

Verbs

For arguments (O) indicates optional, (M) indicates mandatory, and (E) indicates exclusive (ie. that parameter and no others may be specified, otherwise that parameter may no be specified).

• verb = Document
  test: verb=Document
• verb = Identify
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/1.1/OAI_Identify.xsd
  test: verb=Identify
• verb = ListIdentifiers
  arguments = until(O), from(O), set(O)
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/1.1/OAI_ListIdentifiers.xsd
  test: verb=ListIdentifiers
• verb = ListMetadataFormats
  arguments = identifier(O)
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/1.1/OAI_ListMetadataFormats.xsd
  test: verb=ListMetadataFormats
• verb = ListRecords
  arguments = until(O), from(O), set(O), metadataPrefix(M)
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/1.1/OAI_ListRecords.xsd
  test: verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc
• verb = ListSets
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/1.1/OAI_ListSets.xsd
  test: verb=ListSets

Metadata formats

• prefix = oai_dc
  schema = http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/dc.xsd
• prefix = olac
  schema = http://www.language-archives.org/OLAC/0.4/olac.xsd