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Communications |
| Communications & Importing |
| C2 provides various forms
of communications for connection to external host computers, databases and
communication systems.
MARC records from remote systems may be captured and transferred into the C2 database. |
| Features |
The following features are
supported.
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| Options |
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| Z39.50 |
| Z39.50 is a standard
network protocol used by libraries to allow the transparent linking of
different systems for searching and retrieving bibliographic records from
remote databases. Users can access a remote site such as the Library of
Congress, locate and download records directly into C2’s cataloguing
module.
C2 provides this protocol as an option. The Z39.50 server enables other libraries to access the C2 database. The Z39.50 client software allows C2 to access other library databases. |
| Searching Functionality |
| Users are able to search using simple or expert search criteria. Search results are ranked according to the user’s request. Dynamic hypertext navigation, available in OPAC and the Web OPAC, allows users to select words in a record and use them to continue to search through the database. |