module 1 - an introduction to sword
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Module objectives
• By the end of this module you will:– Understand the purpose of SWORD– Know the history of SWORD– Know about the SWORD project– Have seen a list of useful resources
What is SWORD?
• SWORD is a:– Simple– Web service– Offering– Repository– Deposit
During the development of
SWORD it was decided to keep the protocol as simple and lightweight
as possible.
What is SWORD?
• SWORD is a:– Simple– Web service– Offering– Repository– Deposit
A software interface that is accessible
using http
What is SWORD?
• SWORD is a:– Simple– Web service– Offering– Repository– Deposit
Agnostic:
DSpaceEPrintsFedora
IntralibraryZentity
???
What is SWORD?
• SWORD is a:– Simple– Web service– Offering– Repository– Deposit
Putting thingsINTO
a repository
What is the purpose of SWORD?
• The purpose of SWORD is to:– Provide an interoperable interface that allows
deposits to be easily made into repositories.
What is the history of SWORD?• Discussions about the lack of a standard mechanism
for deposit• JISC CETIS Conference led by Lorna Campbell and
Phil Barker• Andy Powell’s “A service-oriented view of the JISC
Information Environment”• The “add” service identified by the eFramework• Presentations about the new Open Archives
Initiative-Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) Project
What is the history of SWORD?
• Late 2005– UKOLN’s Repository Research Team identified the
need for a standardised deposit interface• Early / Mid 2006– Deposit API working group formed– Two meetings (March and July)
What is the history of SWORD?
• 2007– JISC funded SWORD project– March to October– Consortium project• UKOLN (lead)• Aberystwyth University• The University of Southampton• Intrallect
The SWORD project
• Final outputs– A specification– Repository implementations• DSpace• EPrints• Fedora• Intralibrary
– Example clients• Desktop client• Web client
Want to learn more?
• SWORD: Simple Web-service Offering Repository Deposit– http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue54/allinson-et-al/– http://hdl.handle.net/2160/507
Credits
• This course has been produced by:– Stuart Lewis
• The SWORD project– http://swordapp.org/
• Funded by JISC– http://www.jisc.ac.uk/
• Licence– Creative commons