University of Maryland College Park

UMD Archival Collections OAI-PMH

OAI-PMH 2.0 endpoint over the Libraries' ArchivesSpace instance, exposing finding aids for Special Collections and the Performing Arts collections. Identify reports adminEmail aspace-oai@umd.edu and a sample identifier of oai:archivesspace//repositories/2/resources/1; ListSets returns the ArchivesSpace record levels class, collection, file, fonds and item. Keyless.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/archival-collections/
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APIReference
https://archives-api.lib.umd.edu/oai?verb=Identify

Other Resources

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Website
https://archives.lib.umd.edu

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: university-of-maryland-college-park:archival-collections-oai
name: UMD Archival Collections OAI-PMH
description: OAI-PMH 2.0 endpoint over the Libraries' ArchivesSpace instance, exposing finding aids for
  Special Collections and the Performing Arts collections. Identify reports adminEmail aspace-oai@umd.edu
  and a sample identifier of oai:archivesspace//repositories/2/resources/1; ListSets returns the ArchivesSpace
  record levels class, collection, file, fonds and item. Keyless.
humanURL: https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/archival-collections/
baseURL: https://archives-api.lib.umd.edu/oai
x-operator: institution
x-operator-evidence: Host under umd.edu with a umd.edu administrative contact. ArchivesSpace is community
  open-source software; the deployment and its data are UMD's.
tags:
- Archives
- Finding Aids
- OAI-PMH
- Library
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/services/archival-collections/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://archives-api.lib.umd.edu/oai?verb=Identify
- type: Website
  url: https://archives.lib.umd.edu