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- <b>IRSpy</b> maintains a registry of information retrieval
- targets supporting standard IR protocols such as
+ Index Data uses
+ <b>IRSpy</b> to maintain a registry of information retrieval
+ targets supporting the standard IR protocol
<a href="http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/agency/"
>ANSI/NISO Z39.50 (ISO 23950)</a>
and
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/sru"
>the SRU/SRW web services</a>.
- Each registry entry consists of both mechanical information,
+ Each registry entry consists of both database level information,
such as the indexes supported for searching and the record
- syntax and schemas supported for retrievel, and metadata such as
- database titles, authors and descriptions.
+ syntax and schemas supported for retrieval, and record level
+ metadata such as titles, authors and descriptions.
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<p>
- IRSpy supports editing of the metadata, and automatically
- discovers mechanical information by probing the registered
- targets using a set of feature-tests. Tests are implemented by
+ IRSpy supports editing of record level metadata, and
+ automatically discovers database level information by probing
+ the registered targets using a set of feature-tests. Tests are
+ implemented by
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individual plugins,
so new tests can be added without changing the core code.