On April 4, 2008 the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) will hold a public meeting in Southampton,
England, in connection with Open Repositories 2008, to introduce the Object Reuse and
Exchange (ORE) specifications, which propose such standards. This meeting is the European
follow-on to a U.S.-based meeting on March 3 at Johns Hopkins University.
The OAI-ORE specifications define a data model to represent aggregations as resources on the
web, identified with a URI like any resource. They also define a machine-readable format in
ATOM to describe these aggregations. The specifications provide a foundation for new forms of
citation, reuse, and analysis of the products and process of scholarship.
In addition to eScholarship applications, ORE specifications are useful for the aggregations that
are part of our everyday interaction with the web. These include multi-page HTML documents,
collections of multi-format images on sites like flickr. ORE descriptions of aggregations can be
used to improve search engine behavior, provide input for browser-based navigation tools, and
make it possible to develop automated web services to analyze and preserve information.
Attendees of the April 4 meeting will learn about the ORE data model, which is based on
techniques developed in the Semantic Web initiative. They will also learn about the translation
of this data model to the XML-based ATOM syndication format, allowing exchange of ORE-
based descriptions via standardized feed software. Finally, they will hear the results of initial
experiments with the specifications by ORE community members. There will be ample time for
discussion and questions. Detailed information and registration information for the meeting is
http://regonline.com/eu-oai-ore (NOTE: attendees must register in advance and attendance is limited).
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Ola Berge
