University of Bonn

bonndoc Publication Server OAI-PMH Endpoint

OAI-PMH 2.0 endpoint for bonndoc, "Der Publikationsserver der Universitaet Bonn" — the university's DSpace-based publication and dissertation server, operated by the ULB. Verified live 2026-09-01: verb=Identify returns protocolVersion 2.0, adminEmail bonndoc@ulb.uni-bonn.de, earliestDatestamp 2016-09-29T14:25:33Z, repositoryIdentifier bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de, sampleIdentifier oai:bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de:20.500.11811/1234 (Handle prefix 20.500.11811). verb=ListMetadataFormats returns ten prefixes: oai_dc, mods, mets, didl, ore, xMetaDissPlus, xoai, dim, uketd_dc and qdc — xMetaDissPlus being the German national dissertation-delivery format for the DNB. This surface was missing from the June 2026 profile entirely.

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https://www.ulb.uni-bonn.de/en

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BaseURL
https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/oai/request

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-bonn:bonndoc-oai-pmh
name: bonndoc Publication Server OAI-PMH Endpoint
x-operator: institution
x-operator-basis: Host bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de is the University and State Library's own host under the
  institution's registrable domain; DSpace is the software, the deployment is Bonn's.
description: 'OAI-PMH 2.0 endpoint for bonndoc, "Der Publikationsserver der Universitaet Bonn" — the university''s
  DSpace-based publication and dissertation server, operated by the ULB. Verified live 2026-09-01: verb=Identify
  returns protocolVersion 2.0, adminEmail bonndoc@ulb.uni-bonn.de, earliestDatestamp 2016-09-29T14:25:33Z,
  repositoryIdentifier bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de, sampleIdentifier oai:bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de:20.500.11811/1234
  (Handle prefix 20.500.11811). verb=ListMetadataFormats returns ten prefixes: oai_dc, mods, mets, didl,
  ore, xMetaDissPlus, xoai, dim, uketd_dc and qdc — xMetaDissPlus being the German national dissertation-delivery
  format for the DNB. This surface was missing from the June 2026 profile entirely.'
humanURL: https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/
baseURL: https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/oai/request
tags:
- OAI-PMH
- Institutional Repository
- DSpace
- Open Access
- Dissertations
- Metadata Harvesting
properties:
- type: BaseURL
  url: https://bonndoc.ulb.uni-bonn.de/oai/request
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.ulb.uni-bonn.de/en