[Archivesspace_Users_Group] Unpublished records and OAI

[Andy Boze]

Hi, all.

I'm hoping someone can enlighten me as to the expected behavior of 
unpublished, put previously published, records and OAI harvest. In the 
documentation at < 
https://archivesspace.github.io/tech-docs/architecture/oai-pmh/ >, it 
states "Unpublished and suppressed records and elements are not included 
in any of the OAI-PMH responses."

We've tested that, and it works as described; however, if a published 
record is harvested, then the record is unpublished, should a subsequent 
harvest indicate that the record has been deleted? If not, then any 
system that has harvested the record will retain it. From what I can 
tell, ASpace does not send an OAI deleted status for records that become 
unpublished, which seems contrary to information I found at < 
https://www.openarchives.org/OAI/openarchivesprotocol.html#DeletedRecords 
 >, "[i]f a record is no longer available then it is said to be deleted."

Does anyone have any thoughts? Is there possibly an OAI setting I've 
missed? Thanks!

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Andy Boze, Associate Librarian
University of Notre Dame
271H Hesburgh Library
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