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Does WorldCat Discovery use z39.50?

Symptoms
  • A provider notified us that they will no longer be supporting the z39.50 protocol.
  • What impact will this have on our WorldCat Discovery site?
Applies to
  • WorldCat Discovery 
Answer

WorldCat Discovery does not use Z39.50 to set holdings or surface links.  Instead, Discovery uses Knowledge Base collections to set holdings and surface links. 
Your library's WorldCat Discovery page will not be impacted.

Additional information
 
Page ID
16516