Bibliothèque des sciences exactes, Université catholique de Louvain
Z39.50 for All / Paul Miller (Ariadne, 21, 1999)
introduced as : "Z39.50. Despite certain nominative similarities, it's not a robot from that other blockbuster of the summer, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, but rather the cuddly and approachable name for an important standard of relevance to many working with information resources in a distributed environment. In this particular summer blockbuster (Ariadne, to which I'm sure many readers frequently refer in the same paragraph as Star Wars), I'll attempt to remove some of the mystique surrounding this much-maligned standard, and illustrate some of what it can be used for".
Z39.50 Made Simple / Sonya Finnigan and Nigel Ward
Z39.50-1995: Information retrieval protocol / Juha Hakal (1996)
This article describes the Internet information retrieval protocol, Z39.50, and it's usage. The services of Z39.50 are depicted, as are some important terms related to the standard. A description of the OPAC Network in Europe (ONE), an important European Z39.50 implementation project is included.
The ANSI/NISO Z39.50 Protocol : Information Retrieval in the Information Infrastructure / William Moen
Z39.50 Explained : A FAQ's page maintained by Blue Angel Technologies
Z39.50: Part 1- an overview and Z39.50: Part 2 - Technical Details / Peter Evans (Biblio Tech Review, updated April 1999).
Z39.50 in a Nutshell: (an introduction to Z39.50) / John A. Kunze and R. P. C. Rodgers (1995)
An Overview of the Z39.50 Information Retrieval Standard / Fay Turner (1995)
La norme Z39.50 : un outil essentiel pour l'uniformisation de la recherche d'information / Martin Sévigny (Cursus, 1995)
This profile was developed by the Z39.50 Implementers Group (ZIG). The text has remained unchanged since January 1997. The ZIG no longer is directly involved in profile development, and this profile has not benefited from periodic reviews. Profile developers who are considering using this profile for reference should also consider some of the more recently developed, related profiles.
An International Z39.50 Specification for Library Applications and Resource Discovery
The CENL (Conference of European National Librarians) Z39.50 profile defines the Z39.50 features that should be supported by all Z39.50 applications used in Europe. It is a superset of the BIB-1 profile for ONE (Z39.50 profile for the ONE project), written by Ole Husby, BIBSYS, Norway (ole.husby@bibsys.no). The ONE profile is an extended version of the ATS-1 profile.
The Z39.50 Cross Domain (XD) Attribute Set allows a client to perform simple non-domain-specific searches of a database. It is not intended for sophisticated domain-specific searches or for searches where semantic precision is required. Such searches should use domain-specific attribute sets. Cross Domain searches are semantically fuzzy.
Internationally Registered Profile to be used with ISO 23950 (Z39.50 Information Retrieval Protocol) Extended Service for Update (Last updated June 1999)
Profile for Z39.50 Target Involvement in ZedWeb, the single web-interface to Australian bibliographic information by distributing searches over Z39.50 servers in Australian libraries.
A Z39.50 Profile for Library Systems Applications in Texas ( Release 1.0, Stable Draft)