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# Service architecture
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/service-architecture/
- Published: 2005-09-06T17:08:35.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T21:03:35.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
- Tags: Systems

A DLF Working Group, of which I am a member, has been working on approaches to service frameworks or architectures. A progress report is available, and DLF is looking to engage some dedicated effort to advance the work to its next stage. 

> A Service Framework is a tool with which a community collectively organizes its attention. Typically it provides a pattern which can organize discussion, design or resources. Here, we want to use it as a tool to organize our collective attention to library services in a changing environment. \[[DLF Service Framework for Digital Libraries](https://www.diglib.org/architectures/serviceframe/dlfserviceframe1.htm?ref=lorcandempsey.net)\]