Rob, I don't think we disagree that much. >>> [log in to unmask] 24-01-03 13:35 >>> >All we need to do is tell the client that the term is part of a thesaurus, >which thesaurus, and a link to that thesaurus (be it an index in the same >database, or a separate database). Then we have Mike's ZThes in both The "termId" as I call it, will in my proposal be used to "link to the thesaurus". Perhaps the only difference in our view is that I would like the termId to be used as parameter in SRU rather than creating a http link. Theo