Z39.50: current implementations

Thursday 5 September at Libtech 96, University of Hertfordshire

An event organised by UKOLN and UK-ZIG

Provisional programme

Morning session

Chair: Nigel Soane, University of Wales, Bangor

• 10.00-10.30 - Z39.50: what is it? Rosemary Russell, UKOLN

• 10.30-10.50 - Z39.50 and the Web Sebastian Hammer, Index Data (Denmark)

• 11.00-11.20 - European project Z39.50 implementations (including DBV-OSI II, ONE)
  Robert Bull, Crossnet Systems

• 11.20-11.30 - Implementing Z39.50 at the British Library Chris Easingwood, The British Library

Vendor and public domain implementations

• 11.30-11.40 - Fretwell-Downing - Robin Murray

• 11.40-11.50 - Index Data - Sebastian Hammer

• 11.50-12.00 - Isite (CNIDR) - Frances Blomeley

• 12.00-12.10 - INNOPAC - Nigel Soane

• 12.10-12.20 - SilverPlatter - Denis Lynch
  

• 12.20-12.30 - Sirsi - Peter Gethin

• 12.30-12.40 - SLS - Alan Britton

• 12.40-12.55 - Questions
  
  

Afternoon session

14.00-16.30 Interoperability demonstrations

In the second part of the day, the following organisations will be demonstrating the interoperation of Z39.50 products:

Crossnet Systems; Fretwell-Downing; Index Data; Sirsi; SLS; University of Wales, Bangor (INNOPAC); UKOLN/King's College, London (Isite).

Demonstrations will continue throughout the afternoon simultaneously, so that people can drop in and see a range of systems interoperating. Features highlighted in the morning talks can be seen in action, with the benefit of hands-on participation.

There is NO CHARGE for the event (although advance registration is required to guarantee admission)

Further information about Libtech 96

UKOLN's European Z39.50 pages