[ipac] z39.50 search of my HIP/Horizon

[Jonathan Rochkind]

Hmm, thanks for the information, that's unfortunate. In particular, I 
really want to expose serials coverage/holding information which is 
currently not exposed by the z server at all.

Since I'm doing this for client software I myself am going to be 
writing, I guess the alternative is to do a z39.50 search, get the 
bib#s, and then use the &GetXML trick to get the XML for a bib record, 
which will have the info I need (Albeit in a _ridiculous_ XML format, as 
anyone who's ever tried to work with it has discovered).

Jonathan

Natasha Stephan wrote:
> Sadly, either the knowledge within SirsiDynix or the ability to share
> such information is severely lacking.  I have submitted many logs about
> the fields returned by a search of our database using our zserver, but
> never got a satisfactory response.
>
> There are some fields in the HIP setup that look like they might be
> used, but I'm not sure.  Here's what I wrote about that (to SirsiDynix):
>
>   
>> You state that the zserver Fixed Elements in the item and copy displays
>>     
>
>   
>> are for clients such as URSA.  We do not use URSA - what other
>>     
> "specific" 
>   
>> clients are they used by?  Why are do they refer to the wrong part of
>>     
> the 
>   
>> opac circ record?  (The copy location has a Fixed Element which is
>>     
> called 
>   
>> "ZServer Opac CircRecord - restrictions.")  I have heard from a patron 
>> using our zserver that the information put out by our zserver does not 
>> appear in the right places in their zclient.  It seems to me that I've 
>> found the reason!
>>     
>
> And here's their response:
>
>   
>> This information has been passed onto the Documentation team.  I do not
>>     
>
>   
>> have a list of zClients that require these specific fixed elements but 
>> they are required for zServer to function.  The fixed elements are
>>     
> created 
>   
>> automatically by the installation and I have heard of no cases where
>>     
> they 
>   
>> were setup incorrectly.   If you are having an issue with a specific 
>> client I can look at from the iPac side but I can not troubleshoot a
>>     
> third 
>   
>> party client.
>>     
>
> That's all I got.
> Natasha
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org [mailto:ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org]
>>     
> On
>   
>> Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:30 AM
>> To: Dynix's Horizon Information Portal,formerly iPac (discussion)
>> Subject: [ipac] z39.50 search of my HIP/Horizon
>>
>> Is there any way to customize what fields are included in the
>> information the z-server includes? I want to add some bib and item
>> record fields that do not seem to currently be there. I can see how I
>> add searchable idexes to the z39.50 server, but it's not clear to me
>>     
> if
>   
>> it's possible (by documented feature or hack! I'll take what I can
>>     
> get)
>   
>> to customize the results returned.
>>
>> Any advice?
>>
>> Jonathan
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Jonathan Rochkind
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The Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
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