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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- >Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 09:19:12 >To: [log in to unmask] >From: marianne cavanaugh <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Especially for museums: CIMI Z3950 testbed project > >> >>please excuse cross-postings >> >>February 26, 1997 >> >>CIMI ANNOUNCES A DISTRIBUTED SEARCH AND RETRIEVE INTEROPERABILITY TESTBED >>PROJECT >> >>Summary >> >>Details follow on an opportunity for museums, libraries, systems >>developers, campuses, corporations and other institutions or organizations >>to take part in a eight month Consortium for the Interchange of Museum >>Information (CIMI) program starting May/97 to implement Z39.50 in museums >>and cultural heritage information management systems. >> >>This is a part of CIMI's exploration of Z39.50 as a basis for distributed >>searching of museum and library and archives databases. >>********************************************************** >> >>Dear Colleague, >> >>CIMI with support of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is >>pleased to announce the CIMI Z3950 Interoperability Testbed project. This >>is an exciting opportunity for developers and providers of museum >>information systems who may not be members of the CIMI consortium to take >>part in a project to develop integrated online access to library, archive >>and museum information resources. >> >>For more information on CIMI see <www.cimi.org/cimi>. >> >>A selected group of participants will work with CIMI consortium members to >>implement Z39.50 as a basis for searching museum databases regardless of >>the type of system they are held in and as a way for there to be >>interoperability between information resources in libraries, archives and >>museums. >> >>CIMI is seeking responses from interested parties who: >> >> * Build or develop museum collections management systems, library >>applications, or cultural heritage information resources, or partnerships >>of museums and a system vendor/developer; >> >> * Have an interest in implementing the Z39.50 search and retrieve >>standard; >> >> * Are interested in the application of Z39.50 for solving problems >>of coherent access to museum, bibliographic and archival information. >> >> >> >> Participants Will: >> >> Work with CIMI consortium members to implement the CIMI Z39.50 >>Application Profile by building support for it into an application system. >> >> Spend 2 days in Washington, DC learning about Z39.50 and the CIMI >>profile; >> >> Receive Z39.50 utilities, tool kits and program code to assist with >>the integration of Z39.50 support into the local systems; >> >> Implement agreed parts of Z39.50 and the CIMI Z39.50 application >>profile into their local system; >> >> Participants Are Required To: >> >> Implement Z39.50 support in a museum collection management DBMS or >>extend existing Z39.50 bibliographic system to support the CIMI profile to >>the extent prescribed in the implementers agreement (available Mar 20/97); >> >> For the purposes of the test be willing to make accessible >>databases of museum object records, images with associated texts, or >>bibliographic records. >> >> Attend the Interoperability Training Workshop, a 2-day session in >>Washington DC, May 15-16, 1997 (tentative dates); >> >> Participate in 3-4 subsequent meetings (up to 2 days each) of which >>one will be in Europe between April and October 1997; >> >> Submit a simple monthly record of time and expenses; >> >> Contribute a written assessment of the experience as part of the >>project documentation. >> >> Participants Will Receive: >> >> A stipend of $5000 as a contribution to expenses of participation >> >> Access to high-level technical expertise in Z39.50; >> >> CIMI developed tool-kits and utilities and program code; >> >> An opportunity to help shape the way museum information will become >>easily and universally accessible. >> >> >>If this describes you, please send an expression of interest to John >>Perkins <[log in to unmask]> or Bill Moen <[log in to unmask]>. >>CIMI is expecting to choose up to 5 participants who will help shape the >>way museum information will become easily and universally accessible. >> >>In addition, we encourage you to copy and/or pass this announcement on to >>appropriate colleagues in your organization or elsewhere. >> >> We look forward to hearing from you by MARCH 21, 1997. >> >>John Perkins Bill Moen >>CIMI Project Director Project Manager >>[log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] >>voice: 902-826-2824 voice: 817-565-3563 >>fax: 902-826-1337 >>/jp >> >> >