Z39.50 Database Parameters

SilverPlatter's Z39.50 Gateway provides precision searching and full database content in the context of standard Bib-1 attributes and MARC21 records. Simple searches and basic record display can be done in a completely database-independent way using basic attributes like Title, Author, ISSN, etc. and generic MARC field names. Results comparable with SilverPlatter's interfaces can only be achieved with database specific configuration. Most of the relevant information is available through the Gateway's Explain database. But since very few clients support Explain, we provide these pages to support manual client configuration.

The individual tables linked to from the table of contents below describe Search, Scan and Present behaviour. Each table describes all of the fields in the subject database. The columns are:

Short field name - the name by which the field is searched in SilverPlatter's interfaces.

Long field name - a descriptive name for the field. We apologize for not providing long field names for all the databases, we are currently working on being able to provide detailed information for all of the databases.

Bib-1 USE attribute - the USE attribute(s) that search this field. Their may be more than one, and a given USE attribute may search more than one field. (This information is based on the standard contents of erlzbib1.cfg. Site administrators can customise erlzbib1.cfg, so this may not apply at your site).

Scanable - Indicates whether the USE attribute accesses an appropriate index with Scan. This is controlled by two things: settings in erlzbib1.cfg and the way the database is constructed. An appropriate index is available only if both (1) the provided USE attribute maps to exactly one field in the relevant database and (2) that field is either a limit field or has a field specific index.

MARC field - the field and subfield that the field contents appear in. This is mainly self explanatory. Some SilverPlatter fields (for example AU) can contain more than one value. In this case, the MARC field may be annotated as follows:

Repeats means that all of the values appear, in repeated instances of the indicated field. Repeats starting with item N means that the values appear as above, but starting with the Nth item in the list. Item N only means that only the Nth item from the list appears in the indicated field.

For example the AU field is normally returned in MARC fields 100 (the first author) and 700 (all other authors).

To download MFF/PRN/TXT files using Internet Explorer
1. Choose your database from the list below and click the link.
2. Next, Right Click on the file link you want to download.
3. Choose "Save Target As..."
4. When the dialog box appears make sure the "File Name" field has the correct file name and extention(.MFF, .PRN, or .TXT)
5. Click "Save"

To download MFF/PRN/TXT files using Netscape Navigator
1. Choose your database from the list below and click the link.
2. Next, Right Click on the file link you want to download.
3. Choose "Save Link As..."
4. When the dialog box appears make sure the "File Name" field has the correct file name and extention(.MFF, .PRN, or .TXT)
5. Click "Save"

A Matter of Fact
ABI/INFORM Global
Aerospace Database
AGELINE
AGRICOLA
Agricultural Economics Database
AMED Allied and Complementary Medicine
Analytical Abstracts
Animal Production Database
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
ATLA Religion Database
Atlantes(packaged with SPORTDiscus)
ATLAS Full Text
Bibliography of the History of Art
Bibliography of Native North Americans
Biological Abstracts®
BIOSIS Previews®
Books In Print with Reviews
Books Out of Print
CABCD
Cancer CD
Catalogue du Musee Olympique - Sport Discus
CINAHL®Database
ClinPSYC®
CC Life Sciences/Clinical Med. Editions
Criminal Justice Abstracts-Annual
Crop Science Database
Current Contents Search: Five Sciences Edition
Current Contents Search: Full Seven Edition
Dissertations Abstracts
EconLit
Ei Compendex®
EMBASE (DVD and internet only)
EMBASE (cd-rom only)
EMBASE: Drugs & Pharmacology
EMBASE: Evidence Based Medicine EMBASE: Nephrology
EMBASE: Neurosciences
EMBASE: Pathology
Plant Protection Database
EMBASE: Pollution & Toxicology
EMBASE: Psychiatry
EMBASE: Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
EMBASE: Rehabilitation & Physical Medicine
Environmental Science Database
ERIC
Exceptional Child Education Resources
Food & Human Nutrition
Forege
Forest Science Database
FSTA (Food Science & Technology Abstracts)
FRANCIS
FROSTI Food Science & Technology
GEOBASE
GEOGRAPHY
GeoRef
Global Health
GPO
Gradline
Health and Psychosocial Instruments
HealthSTAR
HERACLES
Horticultural Science Database
IBSS Extra
ICONDA
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
Information Science Abstracts Plus
Information Science Abstracts Plus/ERIC Subset
INSPEC
International Political Science Abstracts
Life Sciences Collection
LISA
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts
MathSci Disc
MEDLINE®+
MEDLINE Express
MEDLINE
MLA International Bibliography
MLA Directory of Periodicals
NTIS
Newspaper Abstracts
Olympic Museum(packaged with SPORTDiscus)
PAIS International and Periodical/Publisher Information
Parasitology Database
PASCAL
Pascal BioMed
Pascal SciTech
Philosopher's Index
Plant Genetics and Breeding Database
Political Science Abstracts
PSYNDEXplus with TestFinder
PsycINFO®
PsycLIT
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
RSWB
SERLINE(packaged with MEDLINE)
Social Work Abstracts Plus
Sociological Abstracts
Soil Science Database
SPORTDiscus
TRANSPORT
Ulrich's International Periodicals
Veterinary Science Database
Wilson Applied Science Index
Wilson Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Wilson Art Abstracts
Wilson Art Index
Wilson Biography Index
Wilson Biological & Agricultural Index
Wilson Book Review Digest
Wilson Business Periodicals Index
Wilson Essay & General Literature Index
Wilson General Science Index
Wilson Humanities Abstracts
Wilson Index to Legal Periodicals
Wilson Social Science
Zoological Record