> -----Original Message-----
> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> Eric Lease Morgan
> 
> I sincerely apologize, and I must have missed something, but update?
> 
> I thought SRW/U was about search? If update becomes a part of the
> "standard", then will my SRW/U services be required to support it?
> Again, I think the addition of this operation diminishes the elegance
> of the protocol. What is the problem SRW/U are trying to solve, and in
> what way is update a part of that solution?

I'm not positive how this thread made it to the zng list, but no matter.

We are developing a database update web service.  It will not be incorporated into the SRW web service.

Why update?  Because every architecture model for repositories shows an api for putting things into the repository.  Update will be one such api.

Hope this helps!

Ralph