I haven't used the OAI interface; my understanding was that it allowed you to get information on items that were already in the Archive, but not upload new items. I know that Ourmedia.org is using it to get a feed of items that are in their collection at IA. How have you used it? Any docs?
Nathan Wesley Nitsckie wrote: >Hi There, >Has anyone considered using OAI? I have used this before and it works >well > >Wesley > > > >>>>Tim Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/10/05 10:41PM >>> >>>> >>>> >Hi Nathan, > >So the Direct Contribution Interface still involves uploading the >metadata xml files, right? > >btw, how did you find those links? Google can only find the link for >the Advanced Contribution interface, and Google found it linked from a >forum post from last year. > >thanks for your help! It's really appreciated! > >-Tim > >On 10/10/05, Nathan R. Yergler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi Tim, >> >>I saw your earlier email (not sure if you or the Archive forwarded it >> >> >to > > >>me), but completely spaced out replying. Mea culpa. >> >>ccPublisher originally used the Advanced Contribution interface from >>IA. The interface is documented at >>http://www.archive.org/help/contrib-advanced.php. It involves >> >> >uploading > > >>the files and metadata to IA and then polling a URI to start the >> >> >import > > >>process. The latest release of ccPublisher (and last few releases >> >> >of > > >>Ourmedia Publisher) all use the new Direct Contribution interface, >> >> >which > > >>reduces the delay between when an item is uploaded and when it is >>available on the site. The Direct Contribution interface is >> >> >documented > > >>at http://www.archive.org/help/contrib-direct.php. >> >>ccPublisher abstracts it's Archive.org functionality into the >> >> >PyArchive > > >>module, in CVS at >>http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/cctools/pyarchive/pyarchive/. >> >> >In > > >>particular submission.py contains our wrappers for the contribution >>interfaces. If I recall correctly, CVS HEAD is still the old-style >>interface, and the ccp8_1_0_x branch has the new DC interface. >> >>I'd be happy to help you with any naggling details or questions you >> >> >have. > > >>Nathan R. Yergler >>Software Engineer >>Creative Commons >> >>Tim Olsen wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>My coworkers and I are adding to LimeWire the ability to upload >>>CC-licensed files to the Internet Archive. I noticed ccPublisher >>> >>> >has > > >>>this ability. Does anyone know of a published API for interfacing >>> >>> >to > > >>>the Internet Archive? >>> >>>I've tried asking this on the Internet Archive discuss list >>>([EMAIL PROTECTED]), but haven't received a response >>>yet. >>> >>>thanks, >>>Tim >>>_______________________________________________ >>>cc-devel mailing list >>>[email protected] >>>http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-devel >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >cc-devel mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-devel > > _______________________________________________ cc-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-devel
