Insignia Library system

Z39.50

The Z39.50 search allows patrons to search other libraries that support Z39.50 information retrieval protocol. This includes most of the public and university libraries all over the world. The Z39.50 search also allows staff to compare, and then import MARC records from other libraries into the Insignia Library System.

To find an item using “Z39.50 Search”, follow these steps:

1. 
   Click on “Search” on the toolbar on the left
   
2. 
   Click on “Z39.50”
   
3. 
   Enter the search term
   
4. 
   Select the search parameters (e.g. Title, Author) 5. Select the manner in which the term is searched (e.g. Starts With, Exact Match, Any Match)
   

6. 
   Specify up to two additional search terms and set the Boolean operators you wish to search by (e.g. and, or, and not)
   
7. 
   Select the libraries you would like to search.
   
8. 
   Click on “Search”
   
9. 
   To terminate the search in progress click on the
   

“Cancel” button

6. 
   To learn more about an item, double click on the item in the grid. This information can also be acquired by right clicking the item, then left clicking on “View Detail”
   
7. 
   If you wish to import the MARC record into your existing collection, simply select the item from the grid and click on “Catalog It”. The “Catalog It” feature is discussed in more detail in Chapter 3 - Cataloging
   

Z39.50 searches also allow search-in-search functionality in the same way that an “Advanced Search” does. Simply adjust the Boolean operators (and, or, not) and apply additional search strings. Search-in-search functionality allows for more precise record retrieval with integrated

Z39.50 searches