DRUM
The Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (DRUM) collects, preserves, and provides public access to the scholarly output of the university. Faculty and researchers can upload research products for rapid dissemination, global visibility and impact, and long-term preservation.
OAI-PMH
API Description: OAI-PMH
Endpoint: https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/oai/request
Example:
#!/bin/bash
curl "https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/oai/request?verb=Identify"
curl "https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/oai/request?verb=ListSets"
curl "https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/oai/request?verb=ListMetadataFormats"Additional Examples:
- drum-oaipmh.py Use OAI-PMH to harvest metadata in DRUM.
OpenSearch
API Description: OpenSearch
Endpoint: https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/opensearch/search
Example: drum-search.py
#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.12"
# dependencies = []
# ///
import socket
import ssl
import urllib.request
import sys
from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
from xml.etree import ElementTree
# Search DRUM using OpenSearch
ENDPOINT = 'https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/opensearch/search'
ATOM = '{http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom}'
OPENSEARCH = '{http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearch/1.1/}'
# A host name that does not resolve, or a certificate that will not verify,
# is a settled fact about the URL rather than a passing condition: it means
# this example is pointed somewhere that no longer answers for it. Every other
# connection failure -- refused, reset, timed out -- may succeed on a retry.
PERMANENT_FAILURES = (socket.gaierror, ssl.SSLCertVerificationError)
def search(**params):
''' Search DRUM using OpenSearch, using named parameters '''
# Build the URL
params['rpp'] = 5 # get first 5 results
search_url = ENDPOINT + '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(params)
print('\n========================')
print(f'Search URL: {search_url}')
# Get search results as parsed XML
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(search_url) as request:
atom = ElementTree.parse(request).getroot()
except HTTPError as error:
print(f'{ENDPOINT} returned HTTP {error.code}: {error.reason}', file=sys.stderr)
# 75 = EX_TEMPFAIL: the service is reachable but cannot serve right now.
# A 4xx means this request is no longer valid, which is this example's problem.
sys.exit(75 if error.code >= 500 or error.code == 429 else 1)
except URLError as error:
# Nothing answered, so the request was never judged. What stopped it
# decides whose problem it is.
print(f'Could not reach {ENDPOINT}: {error.reason}', file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1 if isinstance(error.reason, PERMANENT_FAILURES) else 75)
except ElementTree.ParseError:
print(f'{ENDPOINT} did not return XML', file=sys.stderr)
# A body that is not XML means the API changed under this example.
sys.exit(1)
# A search that matches nothing is a legitimate answer, so check for the
# OpenSearch envelope rather than for entries: an Atom feed carrying
# opensearch:totalResults is what says the response was understood.
if atom.tag != ATOM + 'feed' or atom.find(OPENSEARCH + 'totalResults') is None:
print(f'{search_url} did not return an OpenSearch Atom feed', file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
# Iterate over the returned items
for element in atom.findall(ATOM + 'entry'):
# Extract Item information
title = element.find(ATOM + 'title').text
handle_url = element.find(ATOM + 'link').get('href')
author = element.find(f'{ATOM}author/{ATOM}name').text
print('----')
print(f'Title: {title}')
print(f'Author: {author}')
print(f'Handle URL: {handle_url}')
# phrase is "Black Lives Matter"
search(query='"Black Lives Matter"')
# advisor is smela
# collection is http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2795 (Mechanical Engineering ETDs)
search(query='advisor:smela', scope='a96d44b7-57d2-46ed-80e9-98f316a82a19')
# community is http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2278 (Library Staff Research Works)
search(query='*:*', scope='14dd3089-86f9-4bac-949f-347e0c637984')
Run this example with uv — no download or setup required:
uv run https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/code/drum-search.pyDSpace REST API
API Description: DSpace REST API
Endpoint: https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/api
The endpoint is explorable using the HAL Browser at https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server.
Example:
#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
# /// script
# requires-python = ">=3.12"
# dependencies = []
# ///
import urllib.request
import json
import socket
import ssl
import sys
from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
# Get a list of items from DRUM using the REST API
ENDPOINT = 'https://api.drum.lib.umd.edu/server/api'
# A host name that does not resolve, or a certificate that will not verify,
# is a settled fact about the URL rather than a passing condition: it means
# this example is pointed somewhere that no longer answers for it. Every other
# connection failure -- refused, reset, timed out -- may succeed on a retry.
PERMANENT_FAILURES = (socket.gaierror, ssl.SSLCertVerificationError)
items_url = ENDPOINT + '/discover/browses/title/items'
# Get JSON results
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(items_url) as request:
response = json.loads(request.read())
except HTTPError as error:
print(f'{items_url} returned HTTP {error.code}: {error.reason}', file=sys.stderr)
# 75 = EX_TEMPFAIL: the service is reachable but cannot serve right now.
# A 4xx means this request is no longer valid, which is this example's problem.
sys.exit(75 if error.code >= 500 or error.code == 429 else 1)
except URLError as error:
# Nothing answered, so the request was never judged. What stopped it
# decides whose problem it is.
print(f'Could not reach {items_url}: {error.reason}', file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1 if isinstance(error.reason, PERMANENT_FAILURES) else 75)
except json.JSONDecodeError:
print(f'{items_url} did not return JSON', file=sys.stderr)
# A body that is not JSON means the API changed under this example.
sys.exit(1)
# Iterate over the returned items
for item in response['_embedded']['items']:
md = item['metadata']
if 'dc.identifier.uri' in md:
link = "; ".join(entry['value'] for entry in md['dc.identifier.uri'])
else:
link = "n/a"
if 'dc.title' in md:
title = "; ".join(entry['value'] for entry in md['dc.title'])
else:
title = "n/a"
print('----')
print(f'Title: {title}')
print(f'Link: {link}')
Run this example with uv — no download or setup required:
uv run https://opendata.lib.umd.edu/code/drum-api.pyAdditional Example:
- drum-harvest.py Harvest metadata and files for every item in DRUM.
JSON-LD
Format Description: JSON-LD
You can extract schema.org DataSet structured data, encoded using JSON-LD, from HTML pages in our UMD Data Community.
Example:
- drum-jsonld.py Harvest metadata and files for every item in DRUM.
