The following Z39.50 attribute settings should be used to search TLC Authorities, which contains authority records for Library of Congress Names and Subjects, Sears Subject Headings, and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

     NOTE: If you are searching for bibliographic records, see the separate Z39.50 settings for ITS.MARC Bibliographic.

If you have a subscription or trial access to TLC Authorities, you are entitled to search, browse, and download records from any of the databases listed. Please enter your user ID, password, database name, Internet address and port, and search attributes in accordance with your Z39.50 client software documentation.

Internet address: auth.itsmarc.com

Port: 5666

Databases: Enter the Database name as indicated below for the database of interest. Database names have no spaces.

Search Attribute Settings

For the USE attribute, use one of the following settings:

Search Strategies

For supported search types, attribute settings are supported for Keyword, Alphabetic, or Browse searches. Use the following attribute combinations:

For Keyword searches (Find records that contain...)

For Alphabetic searches (Find records that begin with...)

To Browse (Find records near ... and permit navigation up and down)

Library Support

If you have any questions about searching TLC Authorities via Z39.50, please call TLC Support at 800-852-4911. You may also e-mail your questions to support@TLCdelivers.com or enter a ticket at http://www.tlcdelivers.com/helpdesk.