This seems to be a topic a lot of folks have been thinking about :-) Here's where I'm coming from: there are a lot of small public libraries in Manitoba (50 or so systems; just over 100 branches in total, so the average system is ~2 branches). Most of these systems have z39.50 servers. Given that, we've built a z39.50-based federated search system for libraries (and patrons) to initiate interlibrary loan requests.
This also gave us the ability to search electronic-only targets, such as EBSCOhost subscriptions, various Open Content Alliance libraries, and Project Gutenberg. I was hoping to be able to add the Open Library to that list :-) (and very specifically, search for DAISY format materials). I asked about z39.50 because that's what I'm familiar with (our federated search system - which I'm hoping to get green-lighted to release as open source - is written in Perl and uses the ZOOM module (and Yaz toolkit) from Index Data, and the MARC::Record module). There are other options (SRU + XML modules), but I haven't played with them yet... Though I'm very much willing to experiment. Thanks very much for your time! -- David A. Christensen Phone: (204) 726-6870 Technnology Consultant Toll-free MB: 1-888-226-8014 Manitoba Public Library Services FAX: (204) 726-6868 http://library.gov.mb.ca Email: [email protected] _______________________________________________ Ol-tech mailing list [email protected] http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-tech To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to [email protected]
