YAZ(7)                                                                  YAZ(7)



NAME
       yaz - Z39.50 toolkit.

DESCRIPTION
       YAZ is a C/C++ programmer's toolkit supporting the development of
       Z39.50v3 clients and servers. The YAZ toolkit offers several different
       levels of access to the ISO23950/Z39.50, SRU and ILL protocols. The
       level that you need to use depends on your requirements, and the role
       (server of client) that you want to implement.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 1995-2009 Index Data.

       All rights reserved.

       Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
       modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
       met:

       o   Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
           notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.

       o   Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
           notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
           documentation and/or other materials provided with the
           distribution.

       o   Neither the name of Index Data nor the names of its contributors
           may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
           software without specific prior written permission.

       THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
       ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
       IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
       PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS
       BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
       CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
       SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
       BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
       WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
       OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
       ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

SEE ALSO
       yaz-client(1), yaz-ztest(8), yaz-config(8), zoomsh(1) bib1-attr(7)

       YAZ manual ( /usr/local/share/doc/yaz)

       YAZ home page[1].

       Z39.50 Maintenance Agency Page[2].

NOTES
        1. YAZ home page
           http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/

        2. Z39.50 Maintenance Agency Page
           http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/



YAZ 3.0.49                        10/01/2009                            YAZ(7)
