[WEB4LIB] Re: The next 5 years

Peter Schlumpf schlumpf at nslsilus.org
Wed Jun 2 20:50:28 EDT 1999



Thomas Edelblute wrote:

>
>
> What we want is for Z39.50 to be used through the web browser so we can
> do
> broadcast searches with a group of other libraries instead of selecting
> Z39.50
> search for a particular library.  I want to see this happen five years
> out.

You may want to check out VIC project (Virtual Illinois Catalog) at
http://www.vic.lib.il.us.   This is an effort to bring together holdings
data of all the library systems in Illinois in a single web interface and I
believe uses Z39.50 (I'm not personally involved in the project).   It seems
similar to what you describe above.

Peter Schlumpf
Information Systems Specialist




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