A Digital Library Framework based on XML

This paper proposes a framework for the development of XML-based digital libraries. The goal of this work is to exploit the advantages that derive from the new XML standard in the field of digital libraries. The proposed framework is presented through a digital library architecture of University data. The diverse nature of such material dictates that any attempt to organize it should be based on standards. Based on the proposed framework, a prototype implementation is under development in our University, from which many useful conclusions have been extracted and presented throughout this paper.