Interoperability & Z39.50 Retrieval

• Issues

  • Z39.50 Record Syntaxes supported (Z39.50 Implementation)
  • Capability of local IR system to prepare records in one or more formats for interchange(Local IR System)

• Implications

  • Clients and servers may or may not be able to interchange records

Z39.50 cannot improve searchability of resources --

can only support what local and remote systems offer

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