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Cross searching & Z39.50. Penny Robertson, Information Officer SLIC & CILIPS. Scottish Library & Information Council. Overview. Background Issues Tools Future. Background. CAIRNS (Cooperative Information Retrieval Network for Scotland). A cross sectoral z39.50 interface.
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Cross searching & Z39.50 Penny Robertson, Information Officer SLIC & CILIPS Scottish Library & Information Council
Overview • Background • Issues • Tools • Future
Background • CAIRNS (Cooperative Information Retrieval Network for Scotland). A cross sectoral z39.50 interface. • Developed by Centre for Digital Library Research & Scottish Library & Information Council • Users can dynamically landscape z targets for their own use
Issues • Jumping the IT hoop • Limited systems experience • Inconsistency of Z servers • Promotion of CAIRNS
Tools • Horizon Information Portal test bed for Z targets • SCAMP interface and the traffic light system
Future • Liaise with Z contacts to alert CAIRNS to upgrades migration etc. • Interrogation of non SQL databases
Thank You! CAIRNS: http://cairns.lib.strath.ac.uk Contact: Penny Robertson e: scotearl@slainte.org.uk; t: 01698 458888