Whats the difference between the harvest methods – Direct and Harvester Direct?
‘Direct’ is a single, one-off harvest. In internet terms, it is a simple HTTP GET. ‘Harvester Direct’ allows you to schedule a series of ‘Direct’ harvests, at a set frequency, say weekly. ANDS preferred harvest method is the third, ‘Harvest OAI-PMH’ option. The OAI-PMH protocol allows fast, bulk harvests and includes features like resumption tokens and exception reporting. To use this option data providers need to have OAI-PMH capability. Most repository software includes an OAI-PMH data provider. Free, open-source OAI-PMH solutions are also available.
