I've put a link to Larry's page on the SRW home page.  --Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 10:22 AM
Subject: Re: SRU Interoperability Testing


> Larry, I know you said you didn't intent to advertise this page,
but, it has
> some great examples.  I'd like to point to it in my DSpace
presentation.
>
> Is that okay with you and with the folks pointed at by the page?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ralph
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Larry E. Dixson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 10:52 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: SRU Interoperability Testing
> >
> >
> > In an attempt to better understand the workings of SRU and to test
> > the SRU servers that I know about, I have constructed a very
simple
> > Web page (that I'm not planning to advertise) for testing
purposes.
> >
> > The page has the following URL:
> >      http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/srutest.html
> >
> > The following servers are represented:
> >      Nationale bibliotheek van Nederland
> >      Index Data
> >      OCLC (SOAR)
> >      PICA
> >      Cheshire Project (L5R)
> > (These are the only SRU servers that I know about.  If there are
> > others, please let me know and I will include them.  I don't want
> > to exclude anyone.)
> >
> > I created (to the best of my current ability) some very basic
> > SRU requests utilizing "dc.title" queries (I'll probably add
> > more searches later):
> >      dc.title="<term>"
> >      dc.title exact <term>
> >      dc.title any <term>
> >      dc.title all <term>
> >
> > I also attempt to retrieve the Explain Record for each server.
> >
> > Please take a look and make certain that if result sets are not
> > being generated it is not because of poorly constructed SRU
requests.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Larry
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Larry E. Dixson                    Internet:    [log in to unmask]
> > Network Development and MARC
> >    Standards Office, LM639
> > Library of Congress                Telephone: (202) 707-5807
> > Washington, D.C.  20540-4402       Fax:       (202) 707-0115
> >