Library Cataloging
Community Information, Electrified by Tim Rogers, Atabong Fombon, & Erica Reynolds discusses two options for this information, the MARC Community Information format and home-grown solutions. One option they miss, and maybe many libraries miss also, is the Global Information Locator Service (GILS). This is a standard, widely deployed, Z39.50 accessible, and with already created tools. This standard was developed to cover contact information making it ideal for community information databases. Examples of the fileds are: hours of service, contact e-mail address, Web site address, FAX number, cost, order process and ending date.I seem to remember a company selling MARC community information records for national organizations. They provided a service with updates for changes in phone numbers, addresses, contacts, etc. They were not mentioned in the article, anyone using them? That would be a quick route into providing community information. Local information could build on and supplement the national records.Also, in the same issue The Feel Good Standard by Gail Wanner discusses the NCIP standard.
- Global Information Locator Service (gils)
GILS could soon get the boot: Feds have proposed dropping little-used search standard by Aliya Sternstein discusses the possible demise of this metadata schema. This standard is Z39.50 compliant. I don't understand why it is having such problems....
- Gils
The GILS (Government Information Locator Service or Global Information Locator Service) page now has an RSS feed....
- Ncip
Looking at the NCIP standard, it covers much more than the interaction between borrowing and lending library in an ILL transaction. It also includes the ability to verify patron information at a remote host and then grant privileges. Have any of the journal...
- Open Archives Initiative
On behalf of the Institute of Physics, I'm pleased to announce our recent implementation of the Open Archives Initiative technical framework for our Electronic Journals service.As you may know, the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) 'develops and...
- Online Catalogs
This site is very well designed. It has information about each of the national libraries, hours, access, collections and contact information. It is possible to search a particular library or cross search all the collections. The Web design is clear and...
Library Cataloging
Global Information Locator Service
Community Information, Electrified by Tim Rogers, Atabong Fombon, & Erica Reynolds discusses two options for this information, the MARC Community Information format and home-grown solutions. One option they miss, and maybe many libraries miss also, is the Global Information Locator Service (GILS). This is a standard, widely deployed, Z39.50 accessible, and with already created tools. This standard was developed to cover contact information making it ideal for community information databases. Examples of the fileds are: hours of service, contact e-mail address, Web site address, FAX number, cost, order process and ending date.I seem to remember a company selling MARC community information records for national organizations. They provided a service with updates for changes in phone numbers, addresses, contacts, etc. They were not mentioned in the article, anyone using them? That would be a quick route into providing community information. Local information could build on and supplement the national records.Also, in the same issue The Feel Good Standard by Gail Wanner discusses the NCIP standard.
- Global Information Locator Service (gils)
GILS could soon get the boot: Feds have proposed dropping little-used search standard by Aliya Sternstein discusses the possible demise of this metadata schema. This standard is Z39.50 compliant. I don't understand why it is having such problems....
- Gils
The GILS (Government Information Locator Service or Global Information Locator Service) page now has an RSS feed....
- Ncip
Looking at the NCIP standard, it covers much more than the interaction between borrowing and lending library in an ILL transaction. It also includes the ability to verify patron information at a remote host and then grant privileges. Have any of the journal...
- Open Archives Initiative
On behalf of the Institute of Physics, I'm pleased to announce our recent implementation of the Open Archives Initiative technical framework for our Electronic Journals service.As you may know, the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) 'develops and...
- Online Catalogs
This site is very well designed. It has information about each of the national libraries, hours, access, collections and contact information. It is possible to search a particular library or cross search all the collections. The Web design is clear and...