Probably another slight aside, if your data is in a relational database
check out http://sql.z3950.org/
Z targets made easy!
Regards
Steve
Howard Noble wrote:
>As a slight aside, why might an OAI repository object to opening a public
>z39.50 or SRW interface?
>
>Stephen - was anything written up on the experiences in Canada?
>
>Howard
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phil Barker" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 11:31 AM
>Subject: Re: registries of repositories
>
>
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>Stephen Downes wrote:
>>
>>
>>>OAI repositories already expose their metadata through the widely known
>>>and widely used OAI Harvesting Protocol, and are registered on sites
>>>like OAIster. They might reasonably ask, why don't you simply harvest
>>>metadata from them using their existing protocol?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>The SPP project's cross search makes use of metadata in OAI-able
>>repositories that have no Z39.50 interface by harvesting the metadata
>>and storing it in a local database that has a Z39.50 interface. I don't
>>know that the Z target of the harvested metadata can be made available
>>to third parties, other people on this list might know whether the
>>technology and harvesting agreements would cover that.
>>
>>Phil
>>
>>
>>More on SPP at http://www.portal.ac.uk/spp/
>>An example of a cross search using the SPP portal software at
>>http://www.eevlxtra.ac.uk
>>
>>--
>>Phil Barker Learning Technology Adviser
>> ICBL, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
>> Mountbatten Building, Heriot-Watt University,
>> Edinburgh, EH14 4AS
>> Tel: 0131 451 3278 Fax: 0131 451 3327
>> Web: http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/~philb/
>>
>>
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