[OAI-implementers] item and resource?

[Simeon Warner]

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:
> Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what's the difference
> between a "resource" and an "item" as it relates to the OAI-PMH?
> Thanks for any clarification.

See: 
http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/openarchivesprotocol.htm#DefinitionsConcepts 
 
Consider the example of a meteorite in a museum:
o resource: the meteorite (a real, physical object in this case)
o item: details recorded about the resource in the repository, might  
  include: 
  name="Fred's Meteorite";
  year-found="1996";
  weight="2lbs"
o record: a record disseminated in oai_dc might include the fields: 
  dc:title="Fred's Meteorite";
  dc:date="1996";
  dc:description="weighs 2lbs" 

Hope this helps,
Simeon