*Apologies for a rather long cross posting*
On behalf of the Institute of Physics (IOP), I'm pleased to announce that, after extensive beta testing, IOP Electronic Journals are now z39.50 compliant.
z39.50 is an international standard for communication between computer systems. It allows searching of a range of different databases and retrieval of data, via one interface.
**How does z39.50 benefit you?**
*If your organization uses a z39.50 gateway, or portal, you can now use this to search IOP journal articles.
*z39.50 makes searching more powerful and efficient since multiple sources can be searched simultaneously.
*It speeds up searching, saving you time.
*z39.50 can be implemented on any platform which means it enables different computer systems - with different operating systems (hardware, search engines, database management systems) - to interoperate and work together seamlessly.
*Users access multiple systems with familiar commands and displays of their own local systems.
*It alleviates the frustration and time-wasting associated with searching multiple databases.
*z39.50 eliminates the need to learn new commands and search techniques.
*The results of the search are presented on the local system - again, in the formats and styles with which you are accustomed.
**Details**
Domain name: ej.iop.org
Port: 210
Database name: ej
Availability: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
z39.50 compliance is part of our continual development to assist with interoperability in the community and to keep up with emerging standards and protocols.
I hope this information is useful. I would be grateful if you could pass it on to your library users. If you have any technical questions, please contact our customer services department at [log in to unmask]
To keep you informed, I will be sending announcements on behalf of Lucy Pearce (Senior Product Manager) for the next three months whilst she enjoys a three month sabbatical.
Many thanks,
Angela Gover
Senior Product Manager (Acting)
Institute of Physics Publishing
www.iop.org
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