Oai
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</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="OAI" class="anchorpoint"></a>OAI</h3><p class="paragraph"><strong class="bold">Contributor(s)</strong>: David Germano</p><p class="paragraph">URL: www.openarchives.org</p><p class="paragraph">The Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. OAI has its roots in the open access and institutional repository movements. Over time, however, the work of OAI has expanded to promote broad access to digital resources for eScholarship, eLearning, and eScience.
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