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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">Hi All,</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">I would just like to actually correct that OCLC databases are able to be searched via z39.50 in Koha. (I use it on a weekly basis).</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">OCLC have information about their z39.50 service on their website. I have listed two OCLC websites below, regarding their z39.50 service.</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><i><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">z39.50 Cataloging [Search and retrieval of MARC Records from WorldCat]</font></font></b></i></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.oclc.org/z3950/default.htm"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">http://www.oclc.org/z3950/default.htm</font></font></a></li></ul><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><i><b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">z39.50 Configuration Guide for OCLC z39.50 Cataloging</font></font></b></i></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/z3950/config_guide/"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/z3950/config_guide/</font></font></a></li></ul><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">I hope this helps anyone whom is wanting to use OCLC via Koha's z39.50 interface.</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">Kindest Regards,</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060">Joel</font></font></div></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060"><br></font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#002060" face="Arial"><br></font></div><hr>> From: nengard@gmail.com<br>> Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 16:38:29 -0500<br>> To: pclibq@psln.com<br>> CC: koha@lists.katipo.co.nz<br>> Subject: Re: [Koha] OCLC & Z39.50<br>> <br>> Last time I searched OCLC's site it specifically said that they do not<br>> allow their database to be searched via Z39.50.<br>> <br>> Those who use OCLC usually use Connexion and then export records for<br>> import into Koha.<br>> <br>> Nicole C. Engard<br>> <br>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Plumas County Library <pclibq@psln.com> wrote:<br>> > We've just migrated to Koha, and would like to search OCLC via Z39.50. I<br>> > have been unsuccessful in getting it to work, has anyone else tried this?<br>> ><br>> > Jeannette Legg<br>> > Technical Services<br>> > Plumas County Library<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org<br>> > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz<br>> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha<br>> ><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org<br>> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz<br>> http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha<br> </body>
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