considering OAI-PMH
John Robertson,
Jan 21, 2011
OAI and RSS have always represented two sides of the same coin, two visions of content aggregation and syndication. The difference between the two approaches is that RSS uses a static file that is served by a web server like any other content page, while OAI - Open Archives Initiative - requires its own server to accept enquiries, process search requests, and deliver customized reponses. It's a pain for aggregation sites because ther have to set up the whole query-response process. And it can't be used by smaller hosts because you have to have the server capacity to handle any number of requests and queries. Why do we have two such systems? It's the old "I'll find it myself" versus "we'll do the fining for you" mentalities. More here.
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