Hi David, et al.,

Aleph does have an SRU/SRW interface, though it's really just a 
translator that accepts CQL queries and maps them to z39.50 queries. We 
haven't implemented at NYU, though I've been meaning to get it running 
to give our digital library folks a cleaner interface.

For Aleph customers, there's a file called "ALEPH SRU/SRW Server" in the 
ExL doc portal. It's listed under "Z39.50 SRU (Cross Version)" rather 
than under a specific Aleph version.

Best,
-Corey

Walker, David wrote:
>> Are you saying that Aleph has no native SRU 
>> capability and YAZ is the only SRU access to it?
> 
> Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I'm pretty sure Alpeh *doesn't* have an SRU interface.  There's no documentation for one on the Ex Libris site anyway.
> 
> It does have some web services, and it's possible the library you are accessing here, Ralph, has written an SRU wrapper around those.  YAZ Proxy in front of the Alpeh Z39 server also a possibility, as Ere mentioned.
> 
> Probably best to talk to the specific library here.  It's very likely this is their own creation.
> 
> --Dave
> 
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>> it's probably a custom YAZ Proxy. This is as far as I know the default
>> mapping to Z39.50 (of course it could have been modified locally):
> 
> Really?  I find it hard to believe that the Index Data folks don't know how to make an Explain record.
> 
> Are you saying that Aleph has no native SRU capability and YAZ is the only SRU access to it?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ralph

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