[WEB4LIB] Re: The next 5 years

[Kyle Harriss]

Same thing is happening in Minnesota, built on software
from OCLC - a single interface to search many libraries,
interfacing to the different OPACs via Z39.50.

When completed, the same OCLC software will also be 
used for ILL.  

Also, a user from one institution, which has contracted
for access to certain online databases or full text,
will be able to sit in ANY library, validate themselves
as legitimate patrons of their home institution, and 
gain access to those online resources.  

On the single-user level, EndNote (personal bibliographic
software similar to Procite) has a built in Z39.50
client.  You can submit a single query in EndNote and
the query can be broadcast to a combination of libraries
you have designated.

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On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Peter Schlumpf wrote:

> 
> 
> 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
> 
>