where to start with z3950 and Java

Question

I'm writing Java web project, main goal is - searching in libraries with z39.50 protocol.(it's client not server)

I've found that there is ZOOM library. from this project born series of projects: JZKit, YAZ4J, JAFER.

I tried Yaz-client (in Windows), program works nice. I didn't got how works Yaz4j. and I liked Jafer, but I cant understand how to receive results in needed format...

I have googled, but information about z3950 in java is absence for me. Where I can find more info about z3950 implementation in Java?

Answer 1

If you haven't looked at yaz4j for a while you should give it another go as the installation has been greatly simplified. For Windows, yaz4j is now bundled in the YAZ Windows installer (http://www.indexdata.com/yaz) and on Linux/OS X you can download the source tarball (http://www.indexdata.com/yaz4j) and compile it (check the README first).

Answer 2

Have you checked this example out (for JZKit): http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~hamish/3NI/tutor/topic67.html

Also here explains how to get DOM Document format: http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/java/threads/253861/probles-with-jzkit