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Z39.50 Workshop/Texas
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Peterson)
Mon Apr 27 20:59:09 1998
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 14:33:33 -0500
From: Chris Peterson <cpetrson@tsl.state.tx.us>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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Z39.50: Crossing All Platforms
Imagine a single search interface for your patrons to access the various
databases you offer-including bibliographic, full-text, image, and
multimedia-whether those databases are local or accessible via the
Internet. Impossible? Not necessarily. You can use Z39.50 to implement
just such a scenario.
Z39.50 is a standard information retrieval protocol that can be used to
search multiple, distributed information resources through a uniform
interface. Many library automation systems now support Z39.50. Its use,
however, is spreading beyond online catalogs to repositories of museum
information, geospatial data, and government information.
What is Z39.50? What does it offer? How does it work? Now is the time to
get some answers!
This introductory workshop on Z39.50 will answer these questions:
* What is Z39.50 and how does it fit in with other library technologies?
* How does Z39.50 work across all platforms?
* Where is this standard headed and how will it benefit my library?
* How will Z39.50 provide a single search interface to different kinds
of databases and information resources?
* Is Z39.50 necessary if we have the web and web search engines?
This workshop will focus on how Z39.50 works, Z39.50 concepts &
terminology, and potential applications for your library. The workshop
is not intended to address specific technical details and issues for
implementing a Z39.50 client or server.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Library staff interested in learning about Z39.50, including library
directors, managers, department heads, and automation librarians. A
technical background is preferred, but not necessary.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
William E. Moen, Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas
School of Library and Information Science, received his M.L.I.S. from
Louisiana State University. He recently completed a Ph.D. from Syracuse
University. His dissertation research focused on the 20-year development
of Z39.50. He was Profile Development Project Manager for two Z39.50
applications: the Government Information Locator Service (GILS) profile
and the consortium for Computer Interchange of Museum Information (CIMI)
Cultural Heritage Information profile. His writings on Z39.50 include:
CIMI's Z39.50 Interoperability Testbed: Search and Retrieval of
Distributed Cultural Heritage Information (FORTHCOMING IN April 1998 in
Communications of the ACM) and A Guide to the ANSI/NISO Z39.50 Protocol:
Information Retrieval in the Information Infrastructure, NISO Press,
1995.
DATES AND LOCATIONS
Tuesday, May 12, 1998 San Antonio
Thursday, May 21, 1998 Houston
Monday, May 18, 1998 Ft. Worth
Friday, May 22, 1998 Dallas
REGISTRATION AND CREDIT INFORMATION
Register online at:
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/LD/Workshops/z39.50/Z39_50.html
Preregistration is preferred, as each location will have limited
seating. Registration is taken on a first come, first served basis. We
will request a $5.00 donation, payable at the door, to cover the cost of
refreshments. Confirmation letters will be sent approximately 10 days
before the workshop. Directions to the workshop sites will be included
in the letter. If you do not receive a confirmation letter five (5) days
prior to the workshop, please contact: Mae Murray, Workshop Coordinator,
at 512-463-5448, mae.murray@tsl.state.tx.us.
To receive six (6) hours of continuing education credit from the Texas
State Library and Archives Commission, participants must complete and
turn in a certificate request at the workshop. If you have special
equipment, space, or language needs to participate in this workshop,
please contact Christine Peterson at 512-463-6627,
chris.peterson@tsl.state.tx.us.
Christine Peterson
Manager, Continuing Education & Consulting
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
chris.peterson@tsl.state.tx.us
512-463-6627
