A Service-oriented Approach for Flexible Information Resource Integration

The growing need for an integrated view of information from different sources has led to the concept of information resource integration. In this paper, a Service Oriented approach for Information Resource Integration called SOIRI is introduced. Information services are put forward as basic elements in the SOIRI approach to realize information resource integration. A design method for information services is put forward, the metadata based management of information services is discussed, and a mediation way for information services access is given, also the SOIRI system for the approach is implemented, all of which contribute to the SOIRI approach. A real project utilizing the SOIRI approach is also discussed in the paper.