Open Standards Compliance

Open Standards enable the sharing of information, the interoperability of systems, and the findability of information. Support for these standards has been a core requirement in the development of AIMS4.

Metadata standards

• Dublin Core - internationally recognised, interoperable metadata standard
• AGLS - Australian metadata standard
• Social Change Online Standard - adopts mandatory fields from Dublin Core and AGLS and add fields relevant to client sectors

Technology standards

• XML - Open standard for packaging data (W3C)
• XML interfaces:
  • WFS (Web Feature Server) - lets AIMS4 communicate mapping and non-mapping information with other systems
    
  • OAI (Open Archives Initiative) - allows for content to be shared and queried
    
• LDAP Compliant Client (Light-Weight Directory Access Protocols) - easily integrate your user management system with AIMS4
• XHTML/HTML - open standard method for displaying web pages (W3C)
• CSS - open standard for defining how a webpage should be styled (W3C)
• RSS - allows for content to be syndicated and shared
• SSL - provides secure website connection for online payments and other data exchange