Hi, > It might be a problem. Some validating parsers (older xerces) > didn't pick up namespaces unless they were on the root element. > Send us your base URL and we'll check it out > with the Open Archives validator.Thanks, here's my url: http://demo.adlibsoft.com/oai-scripts/wwwopac.exe If it turns out to be a problem, does anyone know of a way to get around this? Cheers, Jozef Kruger