Emily,

My colleague from OCLC, Janifer Gatenby ([log in to unmask]) asked
me to pass along a link to her paper at ILDS in Singapore, "New
standards for resource delivery: bridging the gap between discovery and
delivery." The link to it is:

http://www.nlbconference.com/ilds/plenary4B.htm

She also reports that an XML version of the schema will soon be
available on the Library of Congress web page at:

http://www.loc.gov/isohold/

Janifer says, "The standard is far from complicated.  It much simplifies
the previous Z39.50 holdings schema. Hopefully the diagrams in my
presentation will help."

You can contact Janifer directly at the email address shown above.

Best regards,
Chuck Costakos
OCLC

-----Original Message-----
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Emily Lynema
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:47 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [CODE4LIB] [Fwd: z39.50 holdings schema]

Wow, I've never sent a message accidentally when trying to copy-paste
before. It must be a Monday morning.

I meant to include the URL to just about the only (promising-sounding)
snippet of information I've found about the ISO Holdings Schema:

http://www.oclcpica.org/dasat/index.php?cid=100867&conid=102196

-emily

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: z39.50 holdings schema
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:41:53 -0500
From: Emily Lynema <[log in to unmask]>
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Organization: NCSU Libraries
To: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>

Anybody in this group have any experience using / implementing the
z39.50 holdings schema?

http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/defns/holdings1-4.html

As part of the DLF ILS Discovery Interface Task Force, we are looking
for a good schema to define holdings and item-related information (such
as circulation status). While MARCXML is always an option for MARC
holdings, I have the sense (aka, I know) that not all institutions /
ILSs create MARC holdings for all records. So it would be nice to have a
schema into which it would be easy to translate either a MARC holdings
record or just local holdings stored in some other way + circulation
information.

The rumor on the street is that z39.50 holdings schema is too complex
and has never really been used. Anyone want to confirm or deny?

I'm also interested in the up and coming ISO Holdings Schema (ISO 20775)
that it sounds like has been motivated along by OCLC-PICA. But I don't
have much information on that, so I'd be interested in hearing from
anyone who knows more about that one, as well.


Thanks,
-emily
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Emily Lynema
Systems Librarian for Digital Projects
Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
919-513-8031
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Emily Lynema
Systems Librarian for Digital Projects
Information Technology, NCSU Libraries
919-513-8031
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