Date:Thu, 12 Feb 2004 11:20:50 -0500
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From:"LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:Re: SRU Interoperability Testing
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Thanks for the new queries on the list, Larry! I'll see what I can do about
the errors at my end.
Ralph
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry E. Dixson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:52 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: SRU Interoperability Testing
>
>
> In an attempt to better understand the workings of SRU and to test
> the SRU servers that I know about, I have constructed a very simple
> Web page (that I'm not planning to advertise) for testing purposes.
>
> The page has the following URL:
> http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/srutest.html
>
> The following servers are represented:
> Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland
> Index Data
> OCLC (SOAR)
> PICA
> Cheshire Project (L5R)
> (These are the only SRU servers that I know about. If there are
> others, please let me know and I will include them. I don't want
> to exclude anyone.)
>
> I created (to the best of my current ability) some very basic
> SRU requests utilizing "dc.title" queries (I'll probably add
> more searches later):
> dc.title="<term>"
> dc.title exact <term>
> dc.title any <term>
> dc.title all <term>
>
> I also attempt to retrieve the Explain Record for each server.
>
> Please take a look and make certain that if result sets are not
> being generated it is not because of poorly constructed SRU requests.
>
> Thanks.
> Larry
>
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> Larry E. Dixson Internet: [log in to unmask]
> Network Development and MARC
> Standards Office, LM639
> Library of Congress Telephone: (202) 707-5807
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