OpenHandle is an open-source community project to expose Handle Values in common text-based serializations to make the data stored within the records more accessible to Web applications. OpenHandle is not a replacement for the Handle System, but rather an alternate means to access Handle.

Specifically, OpenHandle is implemented as a Java servlet front-end to the Handle System which exposes records in structured form (see XML and JSON examples) and as such makes Handle records readable via a simple web service.

Project:

• OpenHandleRationale - rationale behind OpenHandle project
• OpenHandleTimeline - timeline for OpenHandle project

Install:

• GettingStarted - info on downloading and compiling the OpenHandle code

Query:

• OpenHandleServices - services supporting OpenHandle
• OpenHandleParameters - querystring parameters to the service

Response:

• OpenHandleSerializations - serializations supported by OpenHandle
• OpenHandleCodeExamples - code examples for OpenHandle
• OpenHandleValidators - online validators for OpenHandle

Handle:

• HandleDataModel - data model for Handle
• HandleSpecification - specification for Handle
• HandleSchema - RDF Schema for Handle
• HandleGalleryPage - gallery of handles serialized by OpenHandle

Related:

• HandleUriScheme - URI scheme for Handle
• HandleAdminApiJson - proposals for a Handle API (JSON)
• HandleRdfDatasource - RDF serialization as RDF datasource

Listing:

• All Pages

See http://www.handle.net/ for further information on the Handle System.