-- <ulink url="&url.xslt;">XSLT</ulink> is used to normalize and extract
data from retrieval records for display and analysis. It can be used
against any server which supports the
- <ulink url="&url.z39.50;">Z39.50</ulink> protocol. Proprietary
+ <ulink url="&url.z39.50;">Z39.50</ulink> and <ulink url="&url.sru;">SRU/SRW</ulink>
+ protocol. Proprietary
backend modules can be used to support a large number of other protocols
(please contact Index Data for further information about this).
</para>
support open standards, please contact Index Data. We have a licensing
agreement with a third party vendor which will enable Pazpar2 to access
thousands of online databases, in addition the vast number of catalogs
- and online services that support the Z39.50 protocol.
+ and online services that support the Z39.50/SRU/SRW protocols.
</para>
<para>
Pazpar2 is our attempt to re-think the traditional paradigms for
<title>Connecting to non-standard resources</title>
<para>
Pazpar2 uses Z39.50 as its switchboard language -- i.e. as far as it
- is concerned, all resources speak Z39.50. It is, however, equipped
+ is concerned, all resources speak Z39.50, or its webservices derivatives,
+ SRU/SRW. It is, however, equipped
to handle a broad range of different server behavior, through
configurable query mapping and record normalization. If you develop
configuration, stylesheets, etc., for a new type of resources, we
</para>
<para>
- But what about resources that don't support Z39.50 at all? The NISO
- SRU (MXG) protocol is slowly gathering steam. Other resources might
+ But what about resources that don't support Z39.50 at all? Some resources might
support OpenSearch, private, XML/HTTP-based protocols, or something
else entirely. Some databases exist only as web user interfaces and
will require screen-scraping. Still others exist only as static