Search Attributes for Selected Servers
As a guide in setting up search attributes for various types of servers, attribute sets for the following common Z39.50 servers are listed below:
| DRA | NOTIS | GEAC Advance |
| Horizon | Voyager | MELVYL Full Database |
| MELVYL PE (periodicals) Database | Amicus | Silver Platter |
| SLS Systems | CARL | Bilblioteca Nacional de Espana (BNE) |
These values have been known to change in the past and might have changed by the date you read this. For a list of the search attributes supported by Innovative's Z39.50 server, see Search Attributes for the Z39.50 Server.
You might also want to examine the search attributes used with Z39.50 servers that Innovative has already set up for you in the Z39.50 Server file. Other sources for information on Z39.50 search attributes, accessible via the Web are:
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a DRA System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a NOTIS System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a GEAC Advance System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Greater or equal – 4 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a Horizon System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Anywhere – 1035 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | UNDEFINED – 0 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a Voyager System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Any – 1016 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for the Z39.50 Server on Melvyl's Full Database
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Personal name – 1 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for the Z39.50 Server on Melvyl's PE Database
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Corporate name – 3 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on an Amicus System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | First in field – 1 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a Silver Platter System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on an SLS System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Author – 1003 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on a CARL System
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Personal name – 1 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Subject
| 1. Use Field: | Subject – 21 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | Right truncation – 1 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word list – 6 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISBN
| 1. Use Field: | ISBN – 7 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
ISSN
| 1. Use Field: | ISSN – 8 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 1 |
| 5. Truncate: | No truncation – 100 |
| 6. Completeness: | Incomplete subfield – 1 |
Search Attributes for a Z39.50 Server on the Biblioteca Nacional de Espana
Completeness
This server does not accept a completeness attribute.
Author
| 1. Use Field: | Name, personal – 1 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | Left and right truncation – 3 |
Title
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Phrase – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | Left and right truncation – 3 |
Word
| 1. Use Field: | Title – 4 |
| 2. Relation: | Equal – 3 |
| 3. Position: | Any position in field – 3 |
| 4. Structure: | Word – 2 |
| 5. Truncate: | Left and right truncation – 3 |