The following is information to assist you in connecting to the Libraries' Catalog via a Z39.50 client such as Bookwhere or EndNote. The information below will help you configure your client. Provided is a list of Z39.50 attribute options and a list of suggested attributes. Please note that some Z39.50 search techniques differ from the Web interface, a native Voyager product.
For more information on the Z39.50 standard: LC, NISO
Catalog Connect Settings Server Name:
library.ua.edu Server IP:
130.160.4.75 Port Number:
7090 Database Name:
VOYAGER Record Format
MARC
Search Attribute Options
Search Field/Type
Use
Position
Truncation
Personal Name
1
3
1 or 100
Corporate Name
2
3
1 or 100
Conference Name
3
3
1 or 100
Title
4
1or 3
1 or 100
Series Title
5
1 or 3
1 or 100
Uniform Title
6
1 or 3
1 or 100
ISBN
7
1 or 3
1 or 100
ISSN
8
1 or 3
1 or 100
LCCN
9
1 or 3
1 or 100
LC Call Number
16
1
1 or 100
NLM Call Number
17
1
1 or 100
Other Call Number
20
1
1 or 100
Subject
21
3
1 or 100
Publisher:Date
31
3
1 or 100
Title, Key
33
3
1 or 100
Title, Varying Form
41
1 or 3
1 or 100
Title, Former
42
1 or 3
1 or 100
Title, Key Abbreviated
43
1
1 or 100
GPO Number
50
1
1 or 100
Music Number
51
1
1 or 100
Publisher:Place
59 3
1 or 100
CODEN
60
1
1 or 100
Author
1003
3
1 or 100
Subject Name -Personal
1009
3
1 or 100
Keyword Any
1016
3
1 or 100
Publisher: Name
1018
3
1 or 100
Position Attributes
1
First in field
Search term must be the first data in the field. 2
First in subfield Search term may appear in any subfield but must be the first data in the subfield. 3
Any position
Search term may appear any place in the field.
Truncation Attributes
1
Right truncation
Last word of term (word or phrase) is right truncated. 100
Do not truncate No truncation applied
Suggested Search Attributes
Search Field/Type
Use
Position
33
3
1
Title, Varying Form
41
1
1
Title, Former
42
1
1
Title, Key Abbreviated
43
1
1
GPO Number
50
1
1
Music Number
51
1
1
Publisher: Place
59
3
1
CODEN
60
1
1
Author
1003
3
1
Subject Name - Personal
1009
3
1
Keyword Any
1016
3
1
Publisher:Name
1018
3
1