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Article Information:
Title:
Interoperability between library software: a solution for Iranian libraries
Author(s):
Mehdi Alipour Hafezi
Journal:
Year:
2008
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
726 - 734
ISSN:
0264-0473
DOI:
10.1108/02640470810910747
Publisher:
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Acknowledgements:
The author would like to thank Drs Ali Shiri and Yazdan Mansurian and Mr Alireza Esfandiari Mogaddam for their kind help in preparing the paper, and the studied programs' managers for their assistance in aggregating needed information.
Document Access:
Abstract:
Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to propose a solution for data interoperability between library programs in Iran.
Design/methodology/approach – The research proceeded through expressing the essence of interoperability in library programs in order to exchange metadata, In this regard, the current situation is analyzed using a researcher-made checklist, and then the problems and shortcomings are highlighted in the field of the interoperability which in turn enables us to find some ways to overcome them.
Findings – The majority of the library software in Iran do not respect data exchange. They mostly use ISO 2709 as an export format and rarely use other formats. Moreover, most of the library software use Z39.50 client to get information from Library of congress and also Iranian National Library. Therefore, none of them could exchange data between each other because of not using server side service. The proposed model tries to introduce harvesting metadata by OAI service provider and also searching the metadata records by SRU client-server model.
Originality/value – The findings indicate that Iranian libraries should be aware of the essence of interoperability. Using the proposed model would help them to exchange metadata in a cost-efficient and cost-effective manner.
Keywords:
Iran, Libraries, Open systems, Z39.50
Article Type:
Research paper