- From: Sebastian Hammer <quinn@indexdata.dk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:08:27 +0200
- To: "LeVan,Ralph" <levan@oclc.org>, "'xietao'" <xietao@202.106.134.34>, www-zig@w3.org
- Cc: caoning@publicf.nlc.gov.cn
At 10:03 21-09-00 -0400, LeVan,Ralph wrote: >Look at the DatabaseUpdate ExtendedService. Also look at the Union Catalog >Profile developed in New Zealand/Australia. >http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/profiles/ucp.doc. They provide great >detail on how to do remote cataloging. I believe we at OCLC are using some >subset of it to host our own Z39.50 based cataloging. We are in the process of implementing these services as well, to support general database updates in our search engine. I would definitely recommend that anyone considering a remote update function consider this approach - you can always build yourself a HTTP-based front-end for it later on, but in terms of Z39.50, this gives you maximum re-usability of your component systems (servers, clients, etc.). --Sebastian -- Sebastian Hammer <quinn@indexdata.dk> Index Data ApS Ph.: +45 3341 0100 <http://www.indexdata.dk> Fax: +45 3341 0101
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