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Open Name Services names.oclc Keith Shafer Office of Research

Open Name Services names.oclc.org Keith Shafer Office of Research. Introduction. Every object has a name A URL is a pointer, not a name Many naming efforts on the Web URNs, PURLs, Handles, DOIs Introduced new protocols Did not separate names from services. “Old” Names.

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Open Name Services names.oclc Keith Shafer Office of Research

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  1. Open Name Servicesnames.oclc.orgKeith ShaferOffice of Research

  2. Introduction • Every object has a name • A URL is a pointer, not a name • Many naming efforts on the Web • URNs, PURLs, Handles, DOIs • Introduced new protocols • Did not separate names from services

  3. “Old” Names • What about ISBN, ISSN, etc.? • Large number of existing names • Services: buy, borrow, cover image, … • Large investment in systems

  4. Our Research • Bring standard names to the Web • provide services on those names • not a new name authority • not a large database of names • Trusted third party • service registering and profiling • user customization • authentication

  5. How? • Embed name in a URL • URL has four parts: • Standard http:// portion • Name type • Optional service request • Actual name http://… / NAME-TYPE/ SERVICE / NAME

  6. Examples http://names.oclc.org /isbn /title-author /ISBN# http://names.oclc.org /isbn /title-author /0-517-01505-6

  7. Service Request is Optional http://names.oclc.org /isbn/ISBN# http://names.oclc.org /isbn/0-13-603051-3

  8. Complex Requests • Service requests may be long or require parameters • Supporting OpenURL, a proposal that came out of the SFX research • SFX is now owned by Ex Libris • provides a customizable “what’s related” service

  9. Managing Relationships • Most services will be provided by external partners • Fosters building and maintaining relationships in and among OCLC members and external providers

  10. Wrap-Up • Separate names and services • Requests simple enough to hand enter, complete enough for services like SFX • Hope that some OCLC services will soon be offered this way • Need community involvement

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