API Documentation / Harvesting
This page is intended for developers, data providers, and institutions wishing to integrate or harvest metadata from CHIBhistoire. It provides technical information and links for harvesting and metadata export.
OAI-PMH Endpoint
- Base URL: https://chib-histoire.be/oai-pmh-repository/request
- Identify: Identify
- ListRecords (oai_dc): ListRecords (DC)
Output Formats (at item level)
Each item can be exported in various formats. Use the following URL structures by replacing the ID with the item number you are interested in:
- Atom: https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/ID?output=atom
- Dublin Core XML: https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/ID?output=dcmes-xml
- DC-RDF: https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/ID?output=dc-rdf
- JSON: https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/ID?output=json
- Omeka XML: https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/ID?output=omeka-xml
Example: To view item 231 in Atom format, visit:
https://chib-histoire.be/items/show/231?output=atom
Interoperability & Standards
The physical archive is documented according to the ISAD(G) international standard. Digital metadata is based on an enriched Dublin Core profile, aligned with the Europeana Data Model (EDM). To enhance interoperability, controlled vocabularies and SKOS-based Linked Open Data URIs are used.
Usage Licenses
Metadata and items are available under the licenses specified in each record. In most cases, the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license applies.
For more information or technical support, please contact us via the Contact page.