Presentation Components

The Vision: Distributed and Integrated Access

Traditional Online Access to Library Information
Information Access From a Single Resource
Integrated Access
Distributed and Integrated Access
Challenges to Distributed andIntegrated Access
Z39.50 Addresses the Challenges

Interoperability: The Fundamental Problem

Threats to Interoperability
Levels of Interoperability
Interoperability Crisis Points
Communication Between Z-client and Z-server
Interoperability and Z39.50 Searching
Interoperability and Z39.50 Retrieval
Problems We Face

Z39.50 Profiles

The Z Texas Profile

Step 1: Identifying Requirements
Step 2: Specifying Z39.50
Scope and Structure of the Profile
Addressing Interoperability
Benefits of the Z Texas Profile

The Bath Profile

Bath Profile Functional Area
Level 0 Title Keyword Search
Level 1 Title First Words in Field

Z39.50 & Dublin Core

Z Texas and Bath

The Next Steps

An Interoperability Testbed

Final Thoughts

Z Texas and Bath Profile Resources

Author: William E. Moen

E-mail: wemoen@unt.edu

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