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REPOSITORY IN A BOX (RIB) is a software
package for creating WWW metadata repositories. Metadata
is information that describes reusable objects, such as
software. RIB allows the user to enter metadata into a
user friendly java applet which then sends the information
to a RIB server via HTTP. The information is then stored
in an SQL database where it is automatically made
available in a fully functional web site (catalog, search
page, etc). Repositories which use similar data models
can use the XML processing capabilities of RIB to share
information via the Internet. Third party applications
can access the data stored in RIB by using the
RIB Application Programmer's
Interface (API). Various tools utilizing the
RIBAPI are available here.
Be sure to check out the RIB
virtual tour, where you can see screen shots of the
RIB software and learn about its features.
RIB was created by the RIB Development Team
at the University
of Tennessee under direction by the National
HPCC Software Exchange (NHSE).
Using RIB will allow your
repository to interoperate with other NHSE repositories, as well as with
a growing number of other software repositories that use the Basic
Interoperability Data Model (BIDM), which is the IEEE standard for
interoperable software cataloging on the Internet.
If you've set up a repository
at your site using RIB and would like to register your repository so that
other repositories can interoperate with you, then click the "Interoperate" link at top. If you'd like to get a copy of
the software then please click the "Getting the Software" link at
top.
Below is a list of
each known software repository created using RIB along with the organization
responsible for its maintenance (Note - we hold no reponsibility for these repositories or their maintenance other than those listed under NHSE. We provide links as a courtesy.):
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