On Sep 12, 2005, at 9:56 AM, Robert Sanderson wrote:

> http://curtis.med.yale.edu/dchud/log/project/linkstack/more-unalog- 
> search-with-opensearch-and-content-indexing

The three bullet points at the bottom of the blog summarize the  
author's experience:

   * The mess that is the SRW/U specs slows adoption
   * The lack of an OAI-PMH-esque testing tool makes "compliance"
     difficult to test
   * The absence of a public-facing a9-style SRW/U clearinghouse
     limits its potential impact significantly

These points echo tasks the group articulated as "next steps" in  
regards to adoption. See:

   http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/zing/forum-june05-output/steps.html

(I personally desire a conformance tester a la the OAI Repository  
Explorer.)

-- 
Eric Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame