More Information



More Information About Z39.50
  1. The Standard - ANSI/NISO Z39.50-1995, Information Retrieval — Application Service Definition and Protocol Specification is available for free download from the NISO website <www.niso.org> or can be purchased in hard copy from NISO Press Fulfillment.
  2. Z39.50 Organizations -  The following organizations are actively involved with the development and maintenance of the Z39.50 standard and protocol
  • National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
  • Z39.50 Maintenance Agency
  • Z39.50 Implementors Group (ZIG)


Project

  • Bath Profile <http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/bath/>
  • Bookwhere <http://www.bookwhere.com/>
  • California State University statewide library system, Pharos <http://pharos.lib.csus.edu/ webpac/spharosstart.html>
  • Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information (the CIMI Profile) <http://www.cimi.org/>
  • Endnote <http://www.endnote.com/>
  • Georgia statewide virtual library initiative, GALILEO <http://www.usg.edu/galileo/>
  • Government Information Locator Service (GILS) <http://www.gils.net/>





Niso Press (2002). Z39.50 a primer and the protocol. Date of retrieve 1/8/2011.
Retrieve from http://www.niso.org/publications/press/Z3950_primer.pdf