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Interoperability in digital library systems

Author: Philippe Bourdenet

Publication date: May 10, 2016, Review date: September 28, 2021 | Lire en français

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    1. General principles of interoperability in document information systems

    1.1 Technical interoperability

    Interoperability could be defined first and foremost as "the ability of a product or system, whose interfaces are fully known, to function with other existing or future products or systems, without restrictions on access or implementation", as initially expressed by the Association francophone des utilisateurs de logiciels libres (AFUL).

    This would be in contrast to compatibility, which allows "two systems of different types to communicate with each other", but only with each other. If a third actor wanted to join this compatibility, it would have to come to an agreement with each of the other two to enable a dialogue. In an interoperable system, any incoming player can join the whole,...

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