Z39.50
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Z39.50 is a client-server protocol used primarily by libraries and information services to search and retrieve bibliographic and related data from remote databases in a standardized way.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
client-server protocol
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information retrieval protocol → library protocol → |
| architecture |
client-server
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| commonAttributeSet |
BIB-1
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| defines |
access control services
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explain services → extended services → present services → scan services → search services → sort services → |
| designGoal |
interoperability between heterogeneous systems
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protocol independence from underlying database structure → standardized access to remote databases → |
| fullName |
Information Retrieval Protocol Specification Z39.50
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| hasConcept |
attribute set
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database record → origin → record syntax → result set → target → |
| influenced |
SRU
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SRW → modern web-based library search protocols → |
| layer |
application layer
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| primaryDomain |
library and information services
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| primaryUse |
retrieve authority data
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retrieve bibliographic data → retrieve full-text or related records → retrieve holdings data → search remote databases → |
| relatedStandard |
ISO 23950
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| standardizedBy |
ANSI
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NISO → |
| status |
legacy but still in use
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| supports |
access control mechanisms
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attribute-based searching → cross-database searching → distributed information retrieval → federated search → multiple character sets → multiple database targets → multiple record syntaxes → record presentation negotiation → record retrieval → resource discovery → result set management → structured queries → |
| typicalTransport |
TCP/IP
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| usedBy |
academic library catalogs
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discovery services → integrated library systems → national bibliographic services → union catalog services → |
| usedFor |
copy cataloging
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interlibrary loan discovery → remote catalog searching → |