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Z3950 Searches Z3950 Searches

When Record Fetch is selected in M5 Cataloging or the WebOPAC, the Libraries link shows the library
databases that have been set up as Z39.50 sources. These databases can be added and modified through
your setup page.

To make changes to the Z39.50 sources on your M5 setup page, first log in to your Setup. At this page, click
on the Edit button in the line for the installation whose settings you want to edit.

Click on the button for Z3950 Searches. [This is where you can add and modify Z-search library databases to
be used by the Record Fetch in M5 and the WebOPAC.]

Z39.50, of course, refers to the standard protocol for searching and retrieving information from remote
computer databases. In M5 and the Mandarin WebOPAC, this protocol is built in to allow librarians to find
catalog records in other libraries and download or import them.

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