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OSTI provides several ways for sites and DOE contractors to
submit scientific and technical information (STI) to E-Link for processing and
output in OSTI's databases. DOE Forms 241.1 and 241.3 allow web form input to
E-Link, while the Tagged Acquisition Protocols (TAP) offer automated submission.
Site-to-OSTI TAPping was referred to as "batch upload" or the XML
DTD method until August of 2008. This method allows sites to upload
metadata in a batch XML file at any time. The uploaded XML file is
formatted according to the requirements of OSTI's XML. The process is customized for the submitting site. Full text
documents can also be uploaded.
The OSTI-to-Site TAPping was formerly called "harvesting."
This method allows OSTI to automatically run a query against site servers on a
weekly basis and pick up the XML output files of metadata that are generated on
the fly from the sites' databases. Sites that utilize OSTI-to-Site TAP for
their unclassified, unlimited submission must also use one of the other
submission channels in order to provide "limited access" STI.
The two TAP methods are compared below:
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OSTI-to-Site TAP
(process formerly know as "harvesting") |
Site-to-OSTI TAP
(process formerly referred to as "XML DTD" or "batch upload") |
| Protocol/system is based on a Document
Type Definition (DTD) |
DTD not required |
Yes |
| OSTI expects an XML file from the
submitting site. |
Yes |
Yes |
| DTD is customized to the submitting
site. |
Yes |
No |
| Submitted metadata are tagged with
defined XML tags. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Server connection for the purpose of
submitting STI is "OSTI server to site server." (OSTI "pulls"
metadata from site) |
Yes |
No |
| Server connection for the purpose of
submitting STI is "site server to OSTI server." (Site "pushes"
metadata to OSTI) |
No |
Yes |
| Submitted metadata may represent STI
with various access limitations. |
No, only STI with
unclassified, unlimited access |
Yes, limited access STI allowed as
long as it is not Classified |
| Metadata must be submitted. |
Yes |
Yes |
| Full text may be uploaded. |
No |
Yes |
| Full text must be hosted on the
submitting site's web server and must be available to the public. |
Yes |
No, site has option of whether to
submit URL only or the actual full text |
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Authorities
E-Link Home
DOE Subject Categories
Reference copies of
all DOE 241 forms and XML DTD
DOE Order 241.1A on DOE
Directives Web
Reference copy of DOE Order 241.1A
Reference copy of Admin Change to DOE Order 241.1A
Current version of
Guide 241.1-1A
Marked-up copy of proposed new version
STIPWorks
(Password Required)
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