STARGATE has produced a number of tools to assist publishers and others participate in OAI-based services.

These tools are designed to help small journal publishers make information about their articles more accessible via a common metadata harvesting protocol – the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH).

Stargate Tools Part 1: Introduction, key issues and relevant technologies (version 1.4)
This document briefly introduces the project and technologies used to improve access to information about articles. It introduces the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting and the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set.

Stargate Tools Part 2: Creating Static Repositories, evaluating this method, and case studies (version 1.3)
This document outlines and details a method of producing static repositories from existing structured information (e.g. <meta> tags in a web page). It also provides advice for metadata normalisation, an evaluation of this method of participation in OAI services, and four case studies of producing static repositories for the participating journals.

The database tool and VB modules
This is the Access database and modules used to create static repositories. It's use is detailed in the above guide: Stargate Tools Part 2.

Stargate Tools Part 3: Issues for developing the use of OAI-based services by the publishing community (version 1.3)
This document briefly outlines the issues the project encountered in creating static repositories that would impact on widespread use of this technology by publishers. Many of these issues apply to any community considering the use of Static Repositories.