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'''OpenURL''' is a type of [[URL]] that contains resource metadata. The [[National Information Standards Organization]] (NISO) has developed OpenURL and its data container (the [[ContextObject]]) as [[American National Standards Institute]] (ANSI) standard [[Z39.88]]. On 22 June 2006, [[OCLC]] was named the maintenance agency for the standard.<
(the above pulled from Wikipedia, which notes "This article contains too much jargon and may need simplification or further explanation. ")
== Projects and products ==
* [[SFX]] is a commercial OpenURL resolver from [[Ex Libris]]
* [[Umlaut]] is an open source OpenURL resolver that extends the function of [[SFX]]
== More information ==
