Repository Open Service Interface Definition

Summary

The Repository Open Service Interface Definition (OSID) defines storing and retrieving digital content, referred to as Assets. Assets may contain metadata and reside in Repositories which support one or more Asset Types. Examples of Assets are documents, course materials, assessment items, images, video, etc.

Demonstrations

• SearchParty and OSIDs.
• VUE and OSIDs.
• Sakai and OSIDs.

See Also

• Open Service Interface Definitions
• Open Knowledge Initiative

References

• Kahn, J. 2005. A Developer's Guide to the Repository Open Service Interface Definition.
• Kahn, J. 2005. Overview of O.K.I. for Repository-Related Applications.
• Kahn, J. 2005. The Repository OSID and SRW.
• Kahn, J. 2005. O.K.I. Case Studiies: Federated Searching.