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Z39.50 Gateway to Yorkshire Libraries. Peter Stubley University of Sheffield Library. what is a C L U M P ?. An aggregation of catalogues may be ‘physical’ – a union catalogue – or ‘virtual’– created at the time of searching <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/dlis/models/models3.html>.
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Z39.50 Gateway to Yorkshire Libraries Peter Stubley University of Sheffield Library
what is a C L U M P ? • An aggregation of catalogues • may be ‘physical’ – a union catalogue – or ‘virtual’– created at the time of searching • <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/dlis/models/models3.html>
International Clumping • vCuc: <http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/resource/vcuc/> • CIC VEL: <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/> • UNIverse: <http://www.fdgroup.co.uk/research/universe/> • DBV OSI-II:<http://www.ddb.de/partner/dbv-osi_ii_engl.htm> • ZedWeb: <http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/ZedWeb/>
eLib Clump projects • CAIRNS: <http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/Research/cairns.html> • M25 Link: <http://www.M25lib.ac.uk/M25link/> • RIDING: <http://www.shef.ac.uk/~riding/> • Music Libraries Online:<http://www.musiconline. uce.ac.uk>
Z39.50 Gateway to Yorkshire Libraries • Yorkshire and Humberside Universities Association: • University of Bradford • University of Huddersfield • University of Hull • University of Leeds • Leeds Metropolitan University • Lincolnshire & Humberside University • University of Sheffield • Sheffield Hallam University • University of York
Other Consortium members • Leeds Library & Information Services • British Library Document Supply Centre • Fretwell-Downing Informatics
Aims • Large-scale demonstration of Z39.50 • Enhancement of existing collaboration • Demonstration of cross-sectoral collaboration • Development of collection level profiles
Z39.50 common knowledge • Search discrepancies • attributes • Certainly not plug and play • server response diversity • Results in lowest common denominator search
Z39.50 common knowledge II • Reports on the web: • <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/CIC/cli/z39-50report.htm> • <http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/resource/vcuc/ezarl2.htm>
Current service issues • Access and authentication • Inter-Library Loans • Interface design
Access and authentication • Free access; but authentication for ‘value-added’ services • RIDING Access Policy • Gateway authentication impractical • Different ATHENS3 implementations across consortium members
Inter-Library Loans • User eligibility • Holdings information, particularly for distributed library services • Links between RIDING and existing ILL systems • BLDSC
Interface design • Choice of targets • Collection level descriptions • Display of hits from multiple targets • variable server response rates • Incorporation of textual information (e.g. access policy) • Linking to existing Web pages
Where do we go from here? • Operational service from February 1999 • Evaluation, particularly end-user reactions • Inter-clumping
Where do we go from here? • Operational service from February 1999 • Evaluation, particularly end-user reactions • Inter-clumping • A broader vehicle within the YHUA • Document delivery/direct end-user charging
What did RIDING ever do for us? • Co-operation and working together for the common good • Preparation of an access policy across the region • Exploring pro-active interlending • Continuing good relations with BLDSC • Exploring cross-sectoral links