Web Services Approach to Library Federated Search: Bangalore University Academic Library Network(Bal-Net) Initiative
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2006-02-02
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INFLIBNET Centre
Abstract
The objective of this project is to setup a co-operative framework and develop a central
index system for accessing the collections of all Affiliated College Libraries of Bangalore
University. This is ought to be achieved by applying a new approach for search and retrieval
via SRU/W combined with MARC and Dublin core meta-data paradigm; harvest meta-data
using Open Archives Initiative – Protocol for Meta-data Harvesting. The project includes a
server, client and portal, functionality partly running on Server and client browser resulting
in a low implementation barrier, maximum scalability, and browser independence, as well
as giving users control over the search interface and what collections to search.
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Federated Search, Library Networks, Web Services