Information Retrieval as a Network Application.

Lynch, Clifford A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Information Retrieval as a Network Application.

Lynch, Clifford A.

Library Hi Tech, v8 n4 p57-72 1990

Describes the function of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Z39.50 protocol, which allows for construction of information "servers"--i.e., resources attached to a computer communications network that can be accessed by client machines to retrieve information. The relationship of Z39.5 to other OSI protocols is explained. (23 references) (SD)

Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Standards, Technological Advancement, Telecommunications

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