- From: Robert Sanderson <azaroth@liverpool.ac.uk>
- Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:39:11 +0100 (BST)
- To: Alan Kent <ajk@mds.rmit.edu.au>
- cc: <www-zig@w3.org>
> > Is there a program, or preferably an accessable CGI script, that takes a
> > description of an index and turns it into the appropriate attributes?
> But I am curious about where you intend to get the information from
> which relates 'Exact Full Title' to '1=4 5=100 6=3'. Using Explain?
*grins* That was what I was after.
Personally, I understand (pretty much) the BIB1 and Architectured
attributes. But I remember it taking quite a while to get to that stage,
and I still have to look up non trivial (title/author/date/personal name
etc) attribute numbers when configuring a new database.
So, when someone else comes to configure a database they need to go
through the same learning curve as I did (quite apart from all the rest of
the Z39.50 learning curve) and I was looking for a way to make this
easier.
My vision: (It's not I have a Dream scale, never fear)
A CGI script on a web site that takes a description of an -index- and
returns the appropriate BIB1 attributes, or if it can't figure it out
tries to do something sensible with it and gives a list of options.
A tool for people who don't know that much about Z39.50 to lower the
barrier to entry of setting up the mappings between an existing database
or index and the attributes that will be coming down the wire.
So, a CCL <--> RPN is in the right vein, but not exactly what I had in
mind.
Rob
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