document: The Open Archives Initiative : realizing simple and effective digital library interoperability The Open Archives Initiative -LRB- OAI -RRB- is dedicated to solving problems of digital library interoperability . Its focus has been on defining simple protocols , most recently for the exchange of metadata from archives . The OAI evolved out of a need to increase access to scholarly publications by supporting the creation of interoperable digital libraries . As a first step towards such interoperability , a metadata harvesting protocol was developed to support the streaming of metadata from one repository to another , ultimately to a provider of user services such as browsing , searching , or annotation . This article provides an overview of the mission , philosophy , and technical framework of the OAI
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