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How can I add my content to OAIster?

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  • Digital Collection Gateway

Answer

Repository managers with OAI-compliant repositories can get started uploading their metadata to OAIster and WorldCat by using the WorldCat Digital Collection Gateway. The WorldCat Gateway is a web-based tool that enables organizations to upload the metadata of their digital content to OAIster and WorldCat. Offering more control over the metadata harvesting process, the WorldCat Gateway allows you to customize how your metadata displays in WorldCat.org and determine your own metadata harvesting schedule—monthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually.

To begin contributing your metadata to WorldCat, follow the steps below:

  1. Enable your OAI repository. Use the help files and documentation from your local repository to enable your OAI repository. Make a note of the "Base URL" of your OAI repository.
  2. Register your institution. On the Digital Collection Gateway registration page, enter information about your institution.
  3. Log in and start harvesting. A few days after you register, you will receive a welcome email that includes your login credentials. Use that information to log in to the Digital Collection Gateway and begin harvesting metadata from your OAI repositories immediately.

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