--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: author.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ The author element should contain the name of the person or
+ organisation to be credited with the creation of the database, and
+ may include some form or address, either electronic or postal, as
+ well as the name.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Contrast with
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/contact">Contact</a>,
+ which is adminstrative rather than to do with giving credit. While
+ the author and contact entities may be the same, they may not.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: contact.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ The contact element is used to record information on a contact
+ person for the database. This should include at least a name and
+ some form or address, either electronic or postal.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Contrast with
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/author">Author</a>,
+ which is to do with giving credit for creating the content. While
+ the author and contact entities may be the same, they may not.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: country.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ The country in which the service is hosted, if known.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: description.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+
+ Should contain a description of why this database might be of
+ interest. Anything which does not fit under the other fields
+ (<a href="/help.html?help=edit/extent">Extent</a>,
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/history">History</a>,
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/restrictions">Restrictions</a>,
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/subjects">Subjects</a>,
+ etc.)
+ may also be put into this element.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: extent.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ Used to describe the completeness of the database, or the range of
+ material that is included in it. For example a database which
+ contained all the emails sent to a mailing list would be considered
+ complete. If this database only maintained a smaller subset of the
+ emails, then it should be noted in this element.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: history.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ Any information which is considered useful regarding the history of
+ the database may be recorded in the history element. This might
+ include the sponsors for its creation, or significant moments in
+ its history.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: hosturl.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ A URL for the organisation which hosts the database. This URL may
+ or not refer to the same host as the
+ <a href="/help.html?help=edit/host">Host</a>
+ on which the service runs - for example, the Library of Congress
+ catalogue runs on the host z3950.loc.gov, but
+ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.loc.gov/"
+ >http://www.loc.gov/</a>
+ would be a more approriate host URL.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: language.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ Used to record the languages used in the database records (as
+ opposed to the target record). For example, in an English-language
+ record describing a database of French-language records, this
+ should be set to ``French''.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: password.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+<& username.html &>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: restrictions.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ If there are any restrictions on the usage or availability of the
+ database or its contents then these should be recorded in this
+ element. For example it might contain information regarding the
+ copyright status of the records, or an indication that the database
+ is only available between certain hours.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: subjects.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ If the database concerns particular subjects from a controlled
+ vocabulary then these may be recorded using this field. These
+ subjects might be drawn from the Library of Congress Subject
+ Headings or another appropriate thesaurus.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: title.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ The name by which the database is known.
+ </p>
--- /dev/null
+%# $Id: username.html,v 1.1 2006-12-06 14:22:22 mike Exp $
+ <p>
+ Some Z39.50 servers require authentication before access is
+ allowed. For such servers, a suitable username and password may be
+ provided. Server that require authentication but for which no
+ username/password is provided cannot be tested.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ At the time of writing there is no standard way to provide
+ authentication to SRU/SRW services, so these fields are of limited
+ utility for such services.
+ </p>
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