"Max Crowe" <newdurhamlibrary@gmail.com> wrote:
1: Permanent system error: Permanent system error: Bib-1
I don't know that this is a bug, really, but I'm trying to figure out exactly what is happening. Question one: what does this error actually mean?
It means there's some permanent error in the system when getting that result.
It seems to occur consistently for certain searches (ISBN-13 978-1-59722-733-9, for example gives me the error for both Aurora and the NYP consistently) while other searches can run through the same servers without a hitch. Is the "system" error my system, or theirs?
I think it's theirs.
Or is there some sort of compatibility issue?
Possibly.
Two: beyond figuring out what's happening, I ideally would love to be able use z39.50 with these systems-- are other libraries able to accomplish this?
Yes. I can't get that result either, but I can find 0062715275 for example. I had a few problems working nypl.org from the yaz-client command-line: features not supported and that sort of thing.
Anyone else experienced this issue? There seem to be lots of servers that yield this error message-- I just listed these two as an example. (Incidentially, I'm using Koha 3.00.00.107)
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