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Learn about the evolution of the Bath Profile, its importance for international acceptance, and the support provided by related profiles such as ONE-2 and National Profiles. Explore the role of XML, UNIMARC, and Unicode in shaping these standards and advancing library systems worldwide.
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International Profile Developments ZIG December 2000 at LC Poul Henrik Jørgensen, DBC mailto:phj@dbc.dk
Bath Profile • Languishing attempts to create general, advanced international profile got kick-started by UKOLN meeting • Bath profile structure and requirements are used as base for other profiles • UNIMARC, UNICODE and XML support are important to international acceptance Poul Henrik Jørgensen, DBC
ONE-2 Profile • Bath is subset of ONE-2 Profile • Supports additional Z39.50 facilities beyond Bath • Canadian Z39.50/ILL Profile 1 & 2 • Australian Union Catalogue Profile • Less demanding in certain areas • XML/DC not required at basic level • Permits MARC Holdings at basic level • Different Philosophies • Concentrate on Server requirements • Servers may select substitutes of missing attributes Poul Henrik Jørgensen, DBC
National Profiles • CENL, (Committee of European National Libraries) have adopted Bath as their own • danZIG2 (Danish National Profile) goes beyond Bath, but supports Bath as subset • ICCU (Italian National Union Catalogue) and other European Union Catalogue systems are early supporters of Bath Poul Henrik Jørgensen, DBC
Developments • Current Bath issues should be resolved • XML Holdings Search and Retrieval • Common ISO2709 MARC XML Schema • Additional functions, e.g.Item Order, ILL, Circulation, Update • Object RPC API specifications • ISO ILL, Circulation, EDI Poul Henrik Jørgensen, DBC