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Voyager & Z39.50
Nanna HakalaHelsinki University LibraryNational Library of Finland
E-EndUser2003Friday September 5th, 9.30-10.15 am
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Z39.50, part II?
• EVUGM2001:”Interlinking OPACs with Z39.50 - present status and future possibilities” - Juha Hakalahttp://www.sub.su.se/evugm/filecabinet.htm
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Z39.50 Update
• Z39.50-2003http://www.niso.org/standards/resources/Z39-50-2003.pdf
• The Bath Profile, Release 2.0http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/bath/tp-bath2-e.htm
• ZING,Z39.50 International Next Generationhttp://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/zing/
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Voyager & Z39.50
• SysAdmin manual Appendix II– connecting from Voyager to Z-databases
• Does it work? Depends on the target.
– connecting to Voyager’s Z-server
• What’s New?– eZconnect– Integrated MARC-converter (UseMARCON)
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MARC-converter
• outsider Z-client searches Voyager• chooses format for the records• conversion on Voyager Z-server• outsider Z-client receives records in
different format than in the target db
• for example: MARC21-Fin -> FINMARC
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Voyager & Z: future
• UNICODE – no changes• Version 5.0 (version after UNICODE) –
support for Bath-profile
• Delivery of pre-configured Z-database definitions?
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”Hands-on” (2001.1)
• SysAdmin > System > Search Configuration > Database Definitions > Add Database
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Servers, Ports, Attributes
• Where to look?– institutions www-pages or ask them
• for example BIBSYS in Norway, seehttp://www.bibsys.no/z/bibz.html
– BookWhere– IndexData
http://www.indexdata.dk/targettest/– eZconnect in SupportWeb
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WV: SimSearch
/m1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/[language]/local/opac.ini
[Toolbar_Top]Btn01Text=Simultaneous SearchingBtn01GraphicUp=updatabase.gifBtn01GraphicDown=downdatabase.gifBtn01GraphicDisabled=disableddatabase.gifBtn01Function=DATABASEBtn01Link=
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connect.ini
[Folders]1=LINNEA Union Catalogs2=LINNEA Library Catalogs3=Foreign Catalogs [LINNEA Union Catalogs]1=LOCAL2=ARTO etc…
[LINNEA Library Catalogs]1=FIABO2=FIARSCAetc… [Foreign Catalogs]1=BIBSYS2=ESTER3=LIBRISetc…
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WV: SimSearch
• Voyager databasem1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/kieli/local
• Z39.50 database m1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/kieli/Z3950
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WV: SimSearch
• one Voyager db -> /local– search.ini – heading searches– displayn.cfg
• one Z39.50 db -> /Z3950– search.ini– displayn.cfg
• two or more Voyager / Z39.50 dbs -> m1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/[language]/search.ini– Voyager displayn.cfg -> /local– Z39.50 displayn.cfg -> /Z3950
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WV: SimSearch
• Recommendation:If you want to search only one database, use the interface of that database. When using the WebVoyage SimSearch, search always at least two databases simultaneously.
