Re: [regrep] [Fwd: ebXML with Z39.50 -- help needed!]

["Carl Mattocks" <carlmattocks@checkmi.com>]

Totally agree with the proposed work.
I have been tracking the evolution of Z39.50 since 1990 when I lead a
UK-based company that referenced the work to build intelligent online
search tools (the R&D was lead by information scientists Brian and Alina
Vickery) .

Suggest we consider contacting the ZIG group to establish if any of their
members are using Z395.50 for web based services. (they essentially lead
in defining the requirements for Z39.50)
http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/revision/cover.doc

If the TC members think this effort important enough to establish a sub-Tc
I would be happy to co-Chair it.

>
> Farrukh Najmi wrote:
>>
>> Here is some background into Elliot's message below...
>>
>> Elliot is authoring a document describing a standard search service that
>> is based upon the Z39.50 standard. While providing him with feedback on
>> his excellent document (will post link as soon as it is published) I
>> suggested that it would be good to prototype such an interface for the
>> freebXML Registry (the registry formerly known as ebxmlrr).
>>
>> In this message Elliot introduces me to the the relevant forums and lets
>> it be known that I am seeking Z39.50 expertise and help on this effort.
>>
>> This topic also relates to the issue that I had raised in the last
>> meeting regarding whether the TC should consider adding support for
>> Z39.50 standard in a future version of the ebXML Registry specs. I have
>> heard this requirement from other sources as well, particularly from the
>> Open GIS community.
>>
>> I feel the requirement is important and therefor am willing to work with
>> experts on the proposed Z39.50 based search interface and implement such
>> an interface for the freebXML Registry.
>>
>> I will keep the TC informed on the progress on this activity.Thanks.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Farrukh
>>
>> Chiusano Joseph wrote:
>>
>> >FYI - From Eliot Christian of USGS, regarding Z30.50 and ebXML
>> Registry.
>> >
>> >Thanks,
>> >Joe
>> >
>> >
>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Subject:
>> > ebXML with Z39.50 -- help needed!
>> > From:
>> > Eliot Christian <echristi@usgs.gov>
>> > Date:
>> > Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:15:15 -0500
>> > To:
>> > xml-gov-reg@nist.gov
>> >
>> >
>> > The OASIS E-Government Technical Committee has begun to
>> > discuss the role of the Z39.50 (ISO 23950) standard in
>> > achieving greater interoperability. The OASIS E-GOV TC
>> > has also focused on the role of registries, especially
>> > those registries modeled on ebXML, ISO 11179, or UDDI.
>> >
>> > Now, there is an immediate opportunity to demonstrate
>> > Z39.50 search service interoperability in the case of
>> > ebXML (Electronic Business XML Initiative):
>> >
>> >  At 04:21 PM 11/12/2003 -0500,
>> >     <Farrukh.Najmi@Sun.COM> wrote:
>> >  >[...] I will be making formal proposals in ebXML
>> >  >Registry TC to support Z39.50 out-of-box. This is
>> >  >a direct consequence of your very persuasive work
>> >  >on the subject. I also intend to provide an
>> >  >implementation of it in the freebXML Registry even
>> >  >before it is approved in the standard.
>> >
>> > Farrukh Najmi is an XML Standards Architect at Sun
>> > Microsystems, Inc. His focus in recent years has been on
>> > Registries, Repositories, Enterprise Content Management,
>> > and eGovernment. He is an active contributor to the ebXML
>> > standard and is a principal author and editor of the OASIS
>> > ebXML Registry specifications. Currently, Farrukh is the
>> > specification lead for the Java API for XML Registries
>> > (JAXR). He also leads an open source project that provides
>> > a royalty-free implementation of the ebXML Registry and
>> > JAXR standards.
>> >
>> > ebXML is a "global initiative to develop an open technical
>> > framework to enable XML to be utilized in a consistent and
>> > uniform manner for the exchange of all electronic business
>> > data." The home page of the OASIS ebXML Registry TC is at
>> > http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=regrep
>> >
>> > I see as a rare and exciting opportunity for a major
>> > breakthrough. Demonstrating Z39.50 with ebXML could
>> > spark very useful interoperability between e-business
>> > and information retrieval.
>> >
>> > Farrukh is just beginning to delve into Z39.50 and
>> > I strongly encourage anyone with expertise in Z39.50
>> > to contact him about demonstrating this interoperability.
>> >
>> > Please do forward this notice to all persons or discussion
>> > lists where there may be folks willing to lend a hand.
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