If you are interested in digital repositories and web services take a look at their APP profile. It’s a great example of how APP encourages the use of the Atom XML format and RESTful practices, which can then be extended to suit the particular needs of a community of practice....
The full details are available in the latest draft of the RFC–and also in a wide variety of articles including this one....
An atom feed for a collection would essentially enable harvesting of a repository, much like ListRecords in OAI-PMH....
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/20/2007 04:43:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
