The Cornell University Library's Voyager-based online public access catalog is Z39.50 capable and can be accessed using a Z39.50 client. Most frequently this is done through a bibliographic database management package such as EndNote, ProCite or Reference Manager. These require the following connection settings:
Z39.50 client software often requires additional configuration to enable all the searching capabilities of a given database.
Endnote filter download page (includes sample connection file for the Cornell OPAC)
Please Note that the EndNote connection script provides only the most basic functionality. A more fully functional connection script with the attributes given in the table below can be downloaded here.
Technical details for searching the catalog are given below.
Z39.50 Search Parameters for Cornell's VOYAGER catalog
| Use Attribute | Search Type | Position* | Truncation** | Relation | Structure | Completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personal Name | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Corporate Name | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Conference Name | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Title | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Series Title | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Uniform Title | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | ISBN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | ISSN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | LCCN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Local Number | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Dewey Call Number | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | LC Call Number | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Beginning Year | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Ending Year | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Subject | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 31 | Publisher Date (Exact Year) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Publisher Place | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1003 | Author | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1009 | Subject, Personal Name | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1016 | Keyword Anywhere | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1018 | Publisher Name | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 54 | MARC Language Code*** | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
*3 =keyword search; i.e., search matches on any word in any position.
**1 =No implicit truncation. You can use a ? to truncate any word in a search.
***MARC Language Code List from the Library of Congress.
To understand more about the Z39.50 standard see the Library of Congress's Z39.50 Gateway