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Voyager & Z39.50. Nanna Hakala Helsinki University Library National Library of Finland E-EndUser2003 Friday September 5 th , 9.30-10.15 am. Z39.50, part II?.
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Voyager & Z39.50 Nanna Hakala Helsinki University Library National Library of Finland E-EndUser2003 Friday September 5th, 9.30-10.15 am
Z39.50, part II? • EVUGM2001:”Interlinking OPACs with Z39.50 - present status and future possibilities” - Juha Hakalahttp://www.sub.su.se/evugm/filecabinet.htm Nanna Hakala / HUL
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/ Nanna Hakala / HUL
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) Nanna Hakala / HUL
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 Nanna Hakala / HUL
Voyager & Z: future • UNICODE – no changes • Version 5.0 (version after UNICODE) – support for Bath-profile • Delivery of pre-configured Z-database definitions? Nanna Hakala / HUL
”Hands-on” (2001.1) • SysAdmin > System > Search Configuration > Database Definitions > Add Database Nanna Hakala / HUL
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 • IndexDatahttp://www.indexdata.dk/targettest/ • eZconnect in SupportWeb Nanna Hakala / HUL
WV: SimSearch /m1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/[language]/local/opac.ini [Toolbar_Top] Btn01Text=Simultaneous Searching Btn01GraphicUp=updatabase.gif Btn01GraphicDown=downdatabase.gif Btn01GraphicDisabled=disableddatabase.gif Btn01Function=DATABASE Btn01Link= Nanna Hakala / HUL
[Folders] 1=LINNEA Union Catalogs 2=LINNEA Library Catalogs 3=Foreign Catalogs [LINNEA Union Catalogs] 1=LOCAL 2=ARTO etc… [LINNEA Library Catalogs] 1=FIABO 2=FIARSCA etc… [Foreign Catalogs] 1=BIBSYS 2=ESTER 3=LIBRIS etc… connect.ini Nanna Hakala / HUL
WV: SimSearch • Voyager databasem1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/kieli/local • Z39.50 databasem1/voyager/xxxdb/etc/webvoyage/kieli/Z3950 Nanna Hakala / HUL
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 Nanna Hakala / HUL
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. Nanna Hakala / HUL
Any questions? Discussion? Thank you! nanna.hakala@helsinki.fi Nanna Hakala / HUL