Emily Tuck wrote:
Everyone on this list is way beyond me in terms of Perl and knowledge
> of library standards, but I thought this would be a good place > to ask. Through z39.50 you can get the bib record only, right?
Well, z39.50 itself can deliver any type of data, however most library servers limit themselves to delivering MARC data. > Is there a way to pull in holdings information as well? The usual way is to ask for an "OPAC" record. How you do that will vary depending on your client software. However, if the server supports OPAC records, you should get back the same MARC bib record that you are already getting, and attached to it, a series of holdings records either in MARC format or in a z39.50 specific format. How you access these holdings records will, again, vary depending on the client software you are using. Regards, Ashley. -- Ashley Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] Copac http://copac.ac.uk A Mimas service funded by JISC
