Connectivity Matrix

This page list the connections between each members of GLOBE.

At the moment, there are 2 ways that members can interact with each others, either by using SQI or OAI-PMH.

Interoperability using SQI
The matrix can be read in two ways. If you read it from left to right, bottom to top, the relation is can query. If you read it from right to left, top to bottom, the relation is can be queried by. For example, Keris can query Ariadne, EDNA, Lornet, MERLOT and OUJ. On the other hand, KERIS can be queried by Ariadne, LACLO, Lornet, and OUJ.

Interoperability using OAI-PMH
Like the SQI Matrix, the OAI-PMH Matrix can be read in two ways. If you read it from left to right, bottom to top, the relation is can harvest. If you read it from right to left, top to bottom, the relation is can be harvested by. For example, OUJ can harvest Ariadne and KERIS. Likewise, KERIS can be harvested from Ariadne and OUJ.

ARIADNE
The Ariadne repository connects with the following partners: (http://ariadne.cs.kuleuven.be/SqiInterop/free/SQIImplementationsRegistry.jsp) Besides that, Ariadne harvests from Lorenet, JEM, Klascement, OICS (icoper)
 * SQI: Ariadne can query Acknowledge, Agrega, CGIAR, EdNA Online, EducaNext, KERIS, LACLO, LORNET, MACE, Merlot, University of Japan, OER Commons, Pubelo
 * OAI-PMH: Ariadne harvests from KOCW, LORNET, EUN, OER Commons

EDNA
Edna has a REST API as an interface to its metadata repository. Documentation to assist in implementing various edna services including its search is available at ww.edna.edu.au/edna/go/resources/toolkit/services_documentation

Edna does not have an SQI target or OAI-PMH target although ironically, it harvests metadata from other repositories using OAI-PMH.

Edna can search the following GLOBE repositories: Ariadne, MERLOT, LORNET, NIME (OUJ). Edna has established test connections with III, KERIS and attempted connecting with LACLO in the past but none of these connections were promoted into a production environment. Unfortunately there is no funding to complete this work. Edna is currently in a maintenance only mode and no new features can be added.

EUN
The EUN Learning Resource Exchange (http://lre.eun.org) metadata is exposed using both SQI and OAI-PMH.
 * Our SQI target is documented at http://wiki.eun.org/lre-dev-guide/index.php/Main_Page
 * Our OAI-PMH target is available at http://lrecoreprod.eun.org:6080/oaitarget/OAIHandler?verb=Identify Metadata are available both in LOM format (prefix oai_lre3) and in IMS LODE ILOX format (prefix oai_lre4)

Note that:
 * The LRE metadata application profile v4.5 (based on IMS LODE ILOX) is available in PDF format at http://lre.eun.org/node/6.
 * The IMS LODE page is available at http://www.imsglobal.org/lode/

KERIS

 * SQI: KERIS can querry MERLOT, ARIADNE, edNA, LORNET, NIME-glad, but has not utilized SQI due to the response time since Dec. 2008.
 * OAI-PMH: KERIS has been harvesting metadata of ARIADNE and OER Commons through OAI protocol, and provides verb description for other GLOBE members.

III
SQI: (federated search) only with Education.AU.

ISKME

 * OAI-PMH:         OER can harvest metadata of KERIS, EUN, LORNET, ARIADNE.
 * SQI:             OER does not support SQI

LACLO
Laclo can query: ariadne, merlot, edna, kocw, agrega, cgiar using SQI.

LORNET
Lornet can query Ariadne, Edna, Merlot, OUJ, LACLO, KOCW, and EUN using SQI.

Our repository supports SQI but doesn't fully support OAI-PMH yet.

Some efforts have been invested recently to address this issue. It's still a work in progress.

An OAI-PMH target is available for test at this url: http://helios.licef.ca:8080/LR_Globe-OAI/OAIHandler.

We aim to support OAI-PMH in short future (probably early 2010).

MERLOT
MERLOT searches Ariadne, EdNA, LORNET, EUN and OUJ. MERLOT has a RESTful search service available. MERLOT does not support OAI-PMH for harvesting or being harvested at this time.

OUJ (CODE)

 * OUJ can query ARIADNE, edna, MERLOT, LORNET, and KERIS using SQI.
 * OUJ harvests from ARIADNE and KERIS using OAI-PMH.

TCU
TCU GLOBE connection gateway is under development. Currently, unofficial TCU repository could:
 * SQI: Untested
 * OAI-PMH: Harvest from ARIADNE, OUJ

Our OAI Target is http://globe.thaicyberu.go.th/repository/services/oai. Please use the OAI set "KIDS-D" to harvest our metadata.

TCU GLOBE connection gateway is powered by ARIADNE's software.