Re: Explain-lite (Explain discussion)

> 
> but you still have the Explain search/retreival database model to create -
> in most cases where  Z39.50 servers have only a single database this
> model is a significant, complex overhead that is time consuming to add
> after an Init. Explain lite is aimed at the cases where servers have
> between 1 and several databases.

This is an incredibly strong claim - and even if true have to create an
environment that supports the more complex case.  
  But if you are going to make a claim like the above why not go all the
way and say "in most cases" servers have one database: of books, using
MARC21 to deliver, with BIB1 as the search attributes.  Or maybe soon
can say one database following the Bath profile.
   And I think that this might well be true!  So why do explain if basing
the implementation on such environments?

  bob

Received on Friday, 17 November 2000 06:56:00 UTC