Authors:
Thomas Bopp
1
;
Birger Kühnel
1
;
Thorsten Hampel
2
;
Christian Prpitsch
3
and
Frank Lützenkirchen
3
Affiliations:
1
University of Paderborn, Germany
;
2
University of Vienna, Austria
;
3
University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Keyword(s):
Converging systems, webservices, mediation, knowledge organization, digital repository.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Coupling and Integrating Heterogeneous Data Sources
;
Databases and Information Systems Integration
;
Enterprise Information Systems
Abstract:
Webservice-based architectures are facing new challenges in terms of convergence of systems. By example
of a web service integration of a digital repository/library, systems of knowledge management in groups, and learning management systems this contribution shows new potentials of flexible, descriptive webservices. Digital libraries are understood in their key position as searching, structuring, and archiving instances of digital media and they actively provide services in this sense. The goal of this article is to introduce services suitable for everyday use for coupling different classes of systems. Conceptually, the requirements of a possible standard in the area of convergence of knowledge management, digital libraries, and learning management systems are discussed. The results are published and search services with negotiation capabilities with a low-barrier for adoption.