Using the UNICORN z39.50 Server in a CLUMP Project Jonathan Field – Technical Services Manager - SIRSI Ltd
What is a CLUMP? Co-operative agreement Large scale resource sharing Research Project
Music Libraries Online Royal Academy of Music (UNICORN) Trinity College of Music (UNICORN) Guildhall School of Music & Drama (UNICORN) Royal College of Music (UNICORN)
M25 Link Project London School of Economics (UNICORN) Brunel University (UNICORN) London Business School (UNICORN) Queen Mary & Westfield (UNICORN)
Cairns Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh (UNICORN)
RIDING Leeds Metropolitan University (UNICORN)
Problems Different implementations/interpretations of the standard (e.g cross referencing - M25 Link)
Problems.. Different bibliographic standards –UKMARC/USMARC –Character sets –local fields
Problems …. Searching specific material types –Book or score? –Searching individual libraries in a consortium system
Problems ……. Sending tags/labels –no field label definitions –all fields sent –holdings fields
Solutions MARC harmonisation (MARC 21) Additions to the standard (e.g Bib-1 attributes, holdings schema) Define profiles –The Bath Profile
Why a Profile? Implementation options Open to interpretation False hits No hits!
The Bath Profile Searching & retrieving easier More accurate search results Better precision Helps CLUMPS!
Implementing The Bath Profile Upgrades to target and client software –Unicorn 2001 Reconfiguring your target Re-indexing catalogue
Module Configuration
Keyword Index Policy
Implementing Holdings p Release Notes 926 and 927 fields z39.50/catalog Formts Real-time holdings
UNICORN system
M25 Link
Using the UNICORN z39.50 Server in a CLUMP Project Jonathan Field – Technical Services Manager - SIRSI Ltd