OCLC Research releases Open Source OpenURL 1.0 software
DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, July 12, 2005—The OCLC OpenURL 1.0 distributions provide OpenURL 1.0 resolution capability. The default installation echoes OpenURL requests formatted in HTML, but the service can be configured to support any context-sensitive service compliant with the OpenURL 1.0 protocol.
The OpenURL is a protocol for interoperability between an information resource and a service component that offers localized services in an open linking environment. Although OpenURL is generally viewed as a Web service protocol, this implementation decouples the Servlet front-end from the core functionality so it can be embedded in the architecture of broader systems.
The OCLC OpenURL 1.0 software was developed by Jeff Young and Thom Hickey.
This software may be used without charge in accord with the terms of the OCLC Research Public License.
More information
OpenURL 1.0 software page
http://www.oclc.org/research/software/openurl/
OCLC Research Public License
html: http://www.oclc.org/research/software/license/
pdf: http://purl.oclc.org/oclc/research/ORPL/ (PDF:130K/3pp.)
OpenURL activities at OCLC Research
http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/openurl/
Jeff Young
http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/young.htm
Thom Hickey
http://www.oclc.org/research/staff/hickeyt.htm
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