[WEB4LIB] Z39.50

[Lewis, Erik]

Kitty,
I will say that z39.50 has taken longer than it should to reach the level of
acceptance that it has acheived.  There is quite a disparity amongst the
z39.50 offerings available which can limit it's effectiveness.  One of
things I have been noticing is the growth of ILL systems in the past few
years.  The glue of these systems is the z39.50 standard.  

Was any comment offered on that statement?

-----Original Message-----
From: Kitty Au [mailto:aukitty at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:52 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Z39.50


I heard one comment today --- "Z39.50, as a search and retrieval protocol 
used widely among library OPACs, is dying".  I was taken aback.  But, to 
keep my mind open, I would like to ask for your comments on this.  If you do

agree to this, what is the emerging standard?

Thanks in advance.

Kitty Au






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