On 19 Feb 2008, at 14:12, Bernhard Eversberg wrote:

> Karen Coyle wrote:
>> You can get MARCXML by appending "/marcxml" to the query. This  
>> contains the identical data elements as MARC21 and can be easily  
>> transformed to the Z39.2 if you need that format. So if you are  
>> wishing to import records into your catalog, you can use something  
>> like MARCEdit or LC's MARCXML toolkit to do the conversion.
> For import, Z39.50 is better - more direct, no browser needed, no
> copy&paste or something like that.

Benhard,

I think you may be missing the point. This service is clearly not the  
way to try and consume LC data into your current ILS. But imagine the  
possibilities - making all that data available to the web! With  
permanent web addresses that people can link to! Maybe people can  
start linking to LC instead of Amazon. Just maybe...

rob


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