You might also want to look here, http://re.cs.uct.ac.za/, which allows you to interactively explore an OAI provider, and it can also run a suite of tests against an OAI provider. Tom > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Cricket > Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 10:48 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] OAI Provider Testing Tool > > Dear Code4Lib, > > This is a simple one page web form that creates correctly formatted OAI > requests that appear as live links on the page. All code is html and javascript > contained in the one file. > > There is a menu for switching between different base URLs because we have > multiple providers and test platforms. > > I have followed the rules set out in > http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/openarchivesprotocol.htm#Protocol. > .. > > There are links on the web page to help the user quickly locate specific terms > and rules from openarchives.org. > > I try to catch errors that occur as the web form is filled out, but no > guarantees! > > This webpage is at: > > http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/oai/testOAI/ > > Feel free to use in place or to download and revise to suit your own needs. > > cheers! > Cricket Deane