Expanding Access to Information with Z39.50.

Ward, Maribeth

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ERIC Number: EJ488370

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Expanding Access to Information with Z39.50.

Ward, Maribeth

American Libraries, v25 n7 p639-41 Jul-Aug 1994

Describes the Z39.50 information protocol standard and how it will simplify the ability to acquire electronic information. The role of the Z39.50 standard in facilitating communication between computers, its significance to librarians, and the potential of the protocol are discussed. How the standard works is discussed in terms of client/server communication. (KRN)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Librarians, Standards, Telecommunications

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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