[Web4lib] Looking for software to build a Z39.50 gateway

[Edward Vielmetti]

There is a package PyZ3950 which has a Python
binding to Z39.50 and a "zoom" interface for it.
Pretty easy to use.

http://www.panix.com/~asl2/software/PyZ3950/

You will run into problems at some point along
the way if your catalog is big enough to have
interesting characters in the records, because
MARC characters can include characters that
are not in UTF-8.  PyZ3950 has a mapping from
the Library of Congress version of same.

Ed

On 2/5/06, David Dorman <dorman at indexdata.com> wrote:
> At 06:34 AM 02/05/2006, Le Thuy Duong wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I am looking for a software to build a web-based Z39.50 gateway to number of
> >library catalogs. It should look like the one maintained by the Library of
> >Congress at http://www.loc.gov/z3950/. It is greate if it is an open source
> >software that supports PHP and UTF-8 character set.
> >
> >Please let me know if you are aware of such a software. Many thanks in
> >advance.
>
> Index Data has developed a family of Open Source programs and programmers
> toolkits to build web-based Z39.50 gateways to library catalogs and
> electronic content of all kinds.  The software is available for downloading
> at www.indexdata.com.  The company also offers optional installation,
> customization, support and sponsored development contracts for all its Open
> Source software.
>
> David
>
>
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> >Le Thuy Duong
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> >School of Information Management
> >Victoria University of Wellington
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