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jakarta-eez39.50

where to start with z3950 and Java


I'm writing Java web project, main goal is - searching in libraries with z39.50 protocol.(it's client not server)

I've found that there is ZOOM library. from this project born series of projects: JZKit, YAZ4J, JAFER.

I tried Yaz-client (in Windows), program works nice. I didn't got how works Yaz4j. and I liked Jafer, but I cant understand how to receive results in needed format...

I have googled, but information about z3950 in java is absence for me. Where I can find more info about z3950 implementation in Java?


Solution

  • If you haven't looked at yaz4j for a while you should give it another go as the installation has been greatly simplified. For Windows, yaz4j is now bundled in the YAZ Windows installer (http://www.indexdata.com/yaz) and on Linux/OS X you can download the source tarball (http://www.indexdata.com/yaz4j) and compile it (check the README first).