Decomate: Unified Access to Globally Distributed Libraries

Abstract. The Decomate project enables mutual access to heterogeneous, distributed, and pooled digital resources of consortium members. Using a mediator architecture with a Broker and several back-end servers, a scalable and flexible system has been developed that is going in production in major European universities. Ongoing work focuses on access improvements using graphical browsing and thesaurus integration.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2000
• Where: ERCIMDL
• Authors: Thomas Place, Jeroen Hoppenbrouwers
• Keywords: Education, ERCIMDL 2000, Major European Universities, Mutual Access, Ongoing Work Focuses