%0 Journal Article %T Service Registry: A Key Piece for Enhancing Reuse in SOA %A Juan Pablo Garc¨ªa-Gonz¨¢lez %A Ver¨®nica Gacit¨²a-D¨¦car %A Dr. Claus Pahl %J Advances in Computer Science : an International Journal %D 2013 %I ACSIJ Press %X One of the promises of adopting a service-oriented approach in organizations is the potential cost savings that result from the reuse of existing services. A service registry is one of the fundamental pieces of service oriented architecture (SOA) for achieving reuse. It refers to a place in which service providers can impart information about their offered services and potential clients can search for services. In this article, we provide advice for implementing an enterprise-wide service registry. We also discuss open issues in industry and academia that affect the management of service- repository information. %K SOA %K Service Registry %K service oriented architecture %U http://www.acsij.org/documents/v2i1/1.%20Service%20Registry%20A%20Key%20Piece%20for%20Enhancing%20Reuse%20in%20SOA.pdf