Links that Generate CGI Searches (Z39.50 and Web OPAC)

The following sample links contain all the information that is necessary to access a particular record (or records) via an HTML link that generates a Z39.50 Gateway search:


ISSN search example (to JAMA: 0098-7484 in Voyager):
JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association

ISSN search examples using Stateless Z39.50 Gateway and left-anchored search):
ISSN 1046-8897

ISSN 0000-0019

ISBN search examples using Stateless Z39.50 Gateway and left-anchored search):
ISBN 0-8444-1046-2

ISBN 0844410462

ISBN 0-8444-1046-2 as keyword search

ISSN search using Stateful Z39.50 Gateway and left-anchored search):
Voyager ISSN Search Form

LCCN search example (to record mm78-11049 in Voyager):
Anthony, Susan B. (Susan B. Anthony Papers)

LCCN search example (to record mm 79-38273 in Voyager):
Papers of Robert Barnwell Rossevelt

LCCN search example (to record mm 78-044693 in Voyager):
Papers of George Washington

LCCN search (to mm78-12880 -- in Voyager):
Blackwell family papers, 1759-1960

LCCN Search (LEFT-ANCHORED) to 92025884 -- in Voyager):
LCCN search; 010$a only

LCCN Search (LEFT-ANCHORED) to 64003455 -- in Voyager):
LCCN search; 010$a only -- no prefix

LCCN Search (LEFT-ANCHORED to 92063085 -- in Voyager):
LCCN search; 010$a only

LCCN Search (LEFT-ANCHORED to sf 98093221 -- in Voyager):
LCCN search; 010$a only (use "+" instead of space in search term)

LCCN Search (KEYWORD to sf 98093221 -- in Voyager):
LCCN search; 010$a keyword ("+" instead of space in search term)

Standard Identifier Search
Standard Identifier=0844410462

Subject (left-anchored) -- in Voyager):
United States--Politics and government--1909?

Subject (left-anchored) -- in Voyager):
Thales?

Subject (keyword) -- in Voyager):
Thales

LC Call Number embedded in note field:
Note contains "f232.k4" (right truncation used)

LC Call Number search (to ML102.E4 -- in Voyager):
LC Call Number = ML102.E4 (first 10 records)

LC Call Number = ML102.E4 (next 10 records)

LC Call Number = ML102.E4 (asking for first 20 records)

LC Call Number search (to HE8683 -- in Voyager):
LC Call Number = HE8683

Other Call Number search (BR 06339 -- in NLS/BPH Voyager):
Other Call Number = "BR 06339"
Other Call Number = "BR 15406"

Only Retrievals for 50 Records are Allowed by LC Z39.50 Gateway Client):
Title = Java (first 50 records)
Title = Java (second 50 records)

LCCN searches (using a button):

Boolean Example: Personal name/Note search to mm85-61911 and su85-61911:
Harriman, W. Averell (W. Averell Harriman Papers)

Boolean Example: ((Title=HTML OR Title=DHTML) AND Title=Javascript)
(Javascript AND (HTML OR DHTML))

Boolean Example: ((Any=business plans OR Any=planning) AND Any=beonline)
((beonline AND (business plans OR planning))

Boolean Example: (Any=beonline OR Any=beonline+)
(beonline OR beonline+)

Boolean Example: qualitative research AND education
"qualitative research" AND education

Boolean Example: Regimental history searches (LC Call No. and Note):
Call number E525.5 OR Note E525.5 AND Any Keyword 122d OR Any Keyword 122nd (poor structure gets 96 hits)

Call number "E525.5 122d" OR Note "E525.5 122d" OR Call number "E525.5 122nd" OR Note "E525.5 122nd"

Keyword personal name search example:
Avram, Henriette

Display of diacritics and special characters (Latin-1):
Scandinavian, German, and Portuguese records (i.e., Latin-1 character set)

Note search for LCCN 85-61911:
Harriman, W. Averell (W. Averell Harriman Papers)

Search with UserID and Password
Title=wyoming -- LINCS Database

Search Columbia Law School
Avram, Henriette



Search Links in Endeavor CGI (via Web OPAC)

LC Voyager Production Database
LC Voyager LCCN (keyword) search (86135737)

LC Voyager LCCN (left-anchored, 010a and 010z) search (86135737) initial brief display

LC Voyager LCCN (left-anchored, 010a only) search (86135737) initial full record display

LC Voyager LCCN (left-anchored, 010a only) search (86135737) initial MARC record display

LC Voyager Call number search (ML102.E4)

LC Voyager ISSN Search (0014-2433)

LC Voyager ISSN Search (1046-8897)

LC Voyager ISSL (Left-anchored ISSN) Search (0000-0019)

LC Voyager STNO Search (0000-0019) (left-anchored)

LC Voyager STNO Search (0000-0019), OPAC Basic Search format style

LC Voyager STNO Search (0000-0019), SFX Parser formatting

LC Voyager KNUM Search (0000-0019) (keyword Standard Number)

LC Voyager ISBL (Left-anchored ISBN) Search (0123456789)

ISBN = 0521817919 (Labelled display)

LC Voyager ISBL (Left-anchored ISBN) Search (0123456789) MARC display

ISBN 052817919 (MARC display)

LC Voyager Subject Browse for "Thales"

LC Voyager Name Browse for "Turner, Fay"

LC Voyager Author/Title Browse for "Copland, Aaron"

LC Voyager Keyword Anywhere Search for "Thales"

LC Voyager Keyword Anywhere Search for "A.F.R. Lawrence"

LC Voyager Keyword Subject Search for "Thales"

LC Voyager Left-anchored Subject Search for "Thales?"

LC Voyager Left-anchored Subject Search for "Harakat al Jihad al Islami fi Filastin?"

LC Voyager Left-anchored Name Search for "Avram Henriette?"

LC Voyager Keyword Name Search for "Avram AND Henriette"

LC Voyager Keyword Name Boolean Search for "gale research company" OR "gale group" (25 per page)

LC Voyager Keyword Author Boolean Search for "gale research company" OR "gale group" (50 per page)

LC Voyager Keyword Anywhere search for "qualitative research" AND education

LC Voyager Keyword Anywhere Search for "biographical archive saur microfiche"

LC Voyager Keyword Boolean: (KISS 0003-5467 OR KISS 0190-3373)

LC Voyager Keyword Boolean: (KNUM 0003-5467 OR KNUM 0190-3373)

LC Voyager Boolean Keyword: ((K856 catdir AND SKEY "economic indicators") AND (K955 2003 OR K955 2004))

LC Voyager Call Number Browse for "HD30.37"

LC Voyager Call Number Browse for "BR60" using old-style URL

LC Voyager Call Number Browse for "BR60" using new canned search instructions

LC Voyager Left-anchored call number search for "HD30.37?"

LC Voyager Training Database
LC Voyager Call number search (ML410.C3268)

Washington Research Library Consortium Database
Harvard Business Review (ISSN Search)

Z39.50s URL Examples (against LC Production Database)
Z39.50 URL for LCCN=84243207

Z39.50 URL for LCCN=92162930

Z39.50 URL for ISBN=0844410462

Z39.50 URL for Title=dhtml

Z39.50 URL for Corporate name=Janus Press

Z39.50s URLs to Explain-- Databases
Proxy Explain Database

UK Explain Database; Database l5R

UK Explain Database; Database l5R, full record

UK Explain Database; Database l5r


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