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International Z39.50 Profile for Searching Virtual Catalogues

This presentation by Barbara Shuh discusses the need for an international agreement on various aspects of Z39.50 searching, such as search indexes, search attributes, semantics for keyword searching, holding information, and configuration attributes. The goal is to complete the development of the profile by December 1999 and to include basic bibliographic functions, cross-domain searching, GRS implementation, and searching holdings of museums and archives.

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International Z39.50 Profile for Searching Virtual Catalogues

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  1. International Z39.50 Profile for Searching Virtual Catalogues Presentation by Barbara Shuh Information Analysis and Standards National Library of Canada Z39.50 Tutorial 10 August 1999

  2. Studies on Z39.50 Basic Searching of Bib. Systems • Indicate Need for Agreement on: • search indexes supported • search attributes supported • semantics for keyword searching • holding information provided • set of attributes used in configuration of clients • semantics for specifying key words

  3. Why International? • Reluctance of vendors to develop profile specs for multiple national or consortial profiles. • National Library of Canada convened group to define international profile

  4. Meetings • 2 meetings with ZIG in 1998 • not the right mix; needed input from users, not implementors • 2 teleconferences held thus far in 1999 • March and May • connecting Canada, U.S., U.K., Australia… • Goal: complete development by Dec. 1999.

  5. Basic Profile • Searching MARC-based library catalogues • using basic Bib-1 attributes • Not excluding, but delaying coverage of other functions • support of cross-domain searching and retrieval • implementation of GRS • searching holdings of museums and archives

  6. Building on Existing Work • Working with Bill Moen (TZIG) • Internationalize existing work • Z Texas Profile • based on earlier profiles: • Models, vCuc, ONE • 4 discussion papers on outstanding issues

  7. Outstanding Issues: • Definition of title and subject searches (Judith Pearce) • Draft framework for holdings (Judith Pearce) • Issues re: how to handle a follow-up search after a Scan (Janifer Gatenby) • Clarification of the use of truncation and completeness attributes (Joe Zeeman)

  8. Next Step • Meeting at Bath, 15-17 August 1999 • hosted by Dr. Paul Miller, Interoperability Focus, UKOLN • draft new Z39.50 International Interoperability Profile document • explore extending Profile beyond description of solely bibliographic resources

  9. Contact info • Convenor: Carrol Lunau National Library of Canada Internet: carrol.lunau@nlc-bnc.ca • Mailing list: ZIP-PIZ-L@INFOSERV.NLC-BNC.CA • Z39.50 Interoperability Profile Drafting Meeting, 15-17 August 1999 • http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/interop-focus/activities/z3950/int_profile/bath/

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