Abstract

Defines the Information Retrieval Application Service and specifies the Information Retrieval Application Protocol. The service definition describes services that support capabilities within an aplication; the services in turn are supported by the Z39.50 protocol. The protocol specification includes the definition of the protocol information, the rules for exchanging this information, and the conformance requirements to be met by implementation of this protocol. It is intended for systems supporting information retrieval services and for organizations such as information services, universities, libraries and union catalogue centres. This Standard addresses the connection-oriented, program-to-program communications. It does not address interchange of the information with terminals or via other physical means. This Standard is identical with and has been reproduced from ISO 23950:1998

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Technical Committee IT-019 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance
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New Zealand on 30 October 2013.
The following are represented on Technical Committee IT-019:
Australian Computer Society
Australian Library and Information Association
CSIRO Information and Communication Technologies Centre
Department of Education and Training, NSW
Education Services Australia
La Trobe University
Macquarie E-Learning Centre of Excellence
National Library of Australia
National Library of New Zealand
Northern Territory Library
Tertiary Library Networks
The University of New South Wales
Victoria University
Waikato Institute of Technology
Web Science Australia

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
ProductNote	This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2013 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 05-12-2013
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Committee	IT-019
Supersedes	AS/NZS 4279(Int):1995 DR 98575 CP