Consortial Use of Z39.50: The Kentuckiana Metroversity Linking Project.

Livingston, Frances G.; Rosen, C. Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ565461

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Consortial Use of Z39.50: The Kentuckiana Metroversity Linking Project.

Livingston, Frances G.; Rosen, C. Martin

Computers in Libraries, v18 n4 p16,18,20,22 Apr 1998

Describes the Kentuckiana Metroversity Linking project, a consortium of academic and public libraries using the Z39.50 information retrieval protocol to provide service to Greater Louisville and Southern Indiana. Topics addressed include the Z39.50 standard, the consultant's role, addressing technical issues, Internet vs. dial-in access, budgeting, and lessons learned. (PEN)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgeting, Consortia, Consultants, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Public Libraries, Standards

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Indiana; Kentucky (Louisville)

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