News
June 20, 2003
Z39.50 software for CONTENTdm now available
The University of Utah Marriott Library has developed software that adds Z39.50 compatibility to any CONTENTdm digital collections server. The purpose of this software is to provide access to digital collections on CONTENTdm servers from library portals and local catalogs. ZContent is a Perl script and module that provides a Z39.50 target for the CONTENTdm server. ZContent will process incoming Z39.50 requests, convert them to appropriate CONTENTdm requests, and return the results in either USMARC or XML format.
An information sheet with instructions on how to access a working prototype of the software is available at http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/. Click on ZContent Info on the right-hand side of the page.
The ZContent software is available at SourceForge. At this site you will find a description and the full source code for downloading. ZContent is available at no charge under a GNU General Public License (GPL). For additional details, download the PowerPoint presentation (.8 MB).
For more information, contact the University of Utah:
Aaron DeMille, Application Programming Team Leader
Kenning Arlitsch, Head of Digital Technologies, J. Willard Marriott Library
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