Outputting Records in XML Format

If your organization has acquired XML Server, you can output XML metadata from your Innovative system. Metadata are structured elements that describe an information resource or, more generally, any definable entity. For example, the bibliographic record data can be considered metadata. XML Server outputs WebPAC content as XML. The XML output includes both:

  • record data formatted according to the record DTD. By default, the XML Server retrieves bibliographic records. It is possible to retrieve other types of records if they are linked to bibliographic records.
  • WebPAC page data formatted according to the heading DTD.

The process of outputting records in XML format is as follows:

  1. You access the XML Server through either a:
    • Web browser
    • script you have written
  2. You specify the parameters of your search for metadata by appending to the XML Server's URL either a:
  3. An index browse display or a record browse display WebPAC page containing records matching the search criteria is retrieved from the Innovative system and provided to the requesting browser or script in XML format.

To retrieve and interpret XML from the XML Server, you will need basic knowledge of Web authoring and XML.

See also:
XML Harvester