Z39.50 Access

What is Z39.50?

Z39.50 is a protocol which specifies data structures and interchange rules that allow a client machine to search databases on a server machine and retrieve records that are identified as a result of such a search.

More information at the following address: www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/.

Amicus and the Z39.50 protocol

AMICUS, the Integrated Library System adopted by the Gregorian University Library, is a Z39.50 Server. To interrogate the Library Catalog users need a Z39.50 client suitably adapted. Commercial or open source software is available to allow access to Z39.50 servers and manage bibliographies.

Z39.50 parameters to interrogate Gregorian University Library Catalog

• Domain name / Server Address: amicus.unigre.it
• Port: 2132
• DataBase Name / Server Identification (SID): ANY
• Record Syntax: USMARC (MARC21)
• Charset: UTF8
• UserID: TEKNESIS
• Password: AMICUS1

The System is case sensitive, you need to respect capital and lowercase letters.

The Z39.50 full setup parameters: the sheet

For some of the most used Reference Management Software configuration files are available.

Last update: May, 19th 2009