Web Sites That Are Compatible With HIS
What are examples of compatible Web sites?
A Web site is said to be compatible with HIS when it uses one of the Harvest Information System code sets as a means for indexing and retrieving information. The Harvest Information System maintains a registry of compatible Web sites.
Thus far, sites compatible with the following code sets have been registered:
Follow one of these links to see a complete list of sites compatible with
that code set and to test information retrieval by means of code values.
What exactly makes a Web site compatible?
A Web site that is compatible with the Harvest Information System has two
properties:
- Information displayed on the site has been indexed according to at least
one code set from a HIS registry.
- The information about a particular entity in the domain of the code set may
be retrieved through a Web browser by incorporating the code for the entity
into a URL.
For instance, consider a site that uses the three-letter codes for language
from ROL_Language and thus meets the first criterion. The three-letter code for
Fijian is FJI. If a user can retrieve information about the Fijian
language through a URL that contains the string FJI, then the Web site
is compatible with HIS. For instance,
http://www.domain.org/dynamicPage.asp?code=FJI
http://www.domain.org/languages/FJI/overview.htm
On the other hand, even if a page contains the code FJI within its
body, the site is not compatible if the URL does not contain the code. For
instance, URLs like the following are not compatible:
http://www.domain.org/dynamicPage.asp?key=2537
http://www.domain.org/languages/Fijian.htm
How do we register a compatible Web site?
Any one who knows of a Web site that meets the criteria described above may
submit it for registration using the form below. Register once for each code
set that the site is compatible with. On receiving the registration
information, the HIS registrar will review the site to ensure that it meets the
criteria. Another consideration will be the breadth of coverage; for instance,
a site that supports only a few codes out of a large code set will probably not
be listed. If the site meets the criteria for inclusion, it will be added to
the list of compatible sites published on this site. Supply your name and email
address in the form, if you would like the registrar to notify you of the
outcome.
How can we indicate our support of HIS code sets?
Once you have registered your site as compatible with Harvest Information System code sets, you are encouraged to place one of the logos below on your website and link it to this site. Even if your site is not yet compatible, you are welcome to use the logo if you would like to encourage the use of Harvest Information System code sets.
 
Page URL: http://www.harvestinformationsystem.info/Sites.htm
Last updated: 2005-01-10
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