Adam Retter

adam@evolvedbinary.com
 

Project OMEGA
The National Archives @ Online
2021-06-23


@adamretter

Omega API
Initial Talking Points

What is the Omega API for?

  • Finding and Delivering Records

  • Consuming New Records

  • Updating Existing Records

  • Ad.Hoc Query and Search

  • Research?

  • Public / Private / Gov Departments?

  • Repoting as a Service?

Users of the Omega API

  • Omega Editorial System

  • Etna?

  • DRI?

  • FOI Team?

  • DSD Team?

  • Collection Care?

Omega API Implemenetation

  • Push vs. Pull vs Messaging?

  • Batch Updates and/or Incremental and/or Live Stream?

  • Authentication and Authorisation?

  • Data Delivery Formats - RDF, XML, JSON, CSV, etc?

  • Technical - Protocols? Language APIs?