extensions to library services through the riding z39.50 gateway
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Extensions to library services through the RIDING Z39.50 Gateway. Peter Stubley University of Sheffield Library. what is a C L U M P ?. An aggregation of catalogues may be ‘physical’ – a union catalogue – or ‘virtual’– created at the time of searching - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Extensions to library services through the
RIDING Z39.50 Gateway
Peter Stubley University of Sheffield Library
what is a C L U M P ?
• An aggregation of catalogues– may be ‘physical’ – a union catalogue – or
‘virtual’– created at the time of searching
• <http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/dlis/models/models3.html>
International Clumping
• vCuc: <http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/resource/vcuc/>
• CIC VEL: <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/>
• UNIverse: <http://www.fdgroup.co.uk/research/universe/> • DBV OSI-II: <http://www.ddb.de/partner/dbv-
osi_ii_engl.htm>
• ZedWeb: <http://www.dstc.edu.au/RDU/ZedWeb/>
eLib Clump projects
• CAIRNS: <http://cairns.lib.gla.ac.uk/>
• M25 Link: <http://www.M25lib.ac.uk/M25link/>
• RIDING: <http://www.riding.ac.uk/>
• Music Libraries Online:
<http://www.musiconline.ac.uk/>
Clumping in Yorkshire
Z39.50 Gateway to Yorkshire Libraries
• Yorkshire and Humberside Universities Association:
• University of Bradford
• University of Huddersfield
• University of Hull
• University of Leeds
• Leeds Metropolitan University
• Lincolnshire & Humberside University
• University of Sheffield
• Sheffield Hallam University
• University of York
Other Consortium members
• Leeds Library & Information Services
• British Library Document Supply Centre
• Fretwell-Downing Informatics
Aims
• Large-scale demonstration of Z39.50
• Enhancement of existing collaboration
• Demonstration of cross-sectoral collaboration
• Development of collection level profiles
Z39.50 common knowledge
• Search discrepancies– attributes
Z39.50 common knowledge
• Search discrepancies– attributes
• Certainly not plug and play
Z39.50 common knowledge
• Search discrepancies– attributes
• Certainly not plug and play– More ‘Plug and prey’
Z39.50 common knowledge
• Search discrepancies– attributes
• Certainly not plug and play– More ‘Plug and prey’
• Could result in lowering of end-user confidence
Z39.50 common knowledge
• Search discrepancies– attributes
• Certainly not plug and play– More ‘Plug and prey’
• Could result in lowering of end-user confidence
• Reports on the web:– <http://www.cic.uiuc.edu/CIC/cli/z39-50report.htm>
– <http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/resource/vcuc/ezarl2.htm>
Extensions to services
• Access and authentication
• RIDING Access Policy
• Inter-Library Loans
Access and authentication
• Free access; but authentication for ‘value-added’ services
• Different ATHENS3 implementations across consortium members
• Gateway authentication a pragmatic, immediate way forward
Access Policy (RAP)
• A brand new agreement, resulting out of RIDING
• Free access and borrowing to researchers in all academic and public RIDING libraries
• RIDING Access Card
Inter-Library Loans
• Software provides a direct link between search and request activities
• Potential problems with– User eligibility – Holdings information, particularly for
distributed library services– Existing installed ILL systems– RIDING as a project
• Relations with BLDSC
VDX advantages
• ISO ILL Protocol (ISO 10160/1)
• Automatic messaging for all ILL processes
• Tracking at each process stage
• Management of items supplied
• Automatic routing
• Ability to use non-standard e-mail formats
Where do we go from here?
• RAP to be ratified in next few weeks
• ‘Quiet’ roll-out from August 1999
• Full operational service from October 1999
Where do we go from here?
• RAP to be ratified in next few weeks
• ‘Quiet’ roll-out from August 1999
• Full operational service from October 1999
• Evaluation, particularly end-user reactions
• Inter-clumping
• A broader vehicle within the YHUA
• Document delivery/direct end-user charging
What did RIDING ever do for us?
• Co-operation and working together for the common good
• Preparation of an access policy across the region for the benefit of all researchers
• Exploring pro-active interlending
• Continuing good relations with BLDSC
• Exploring cross-sectoral links