SRU Version 1.2 Specifications

Note about version: These specifications are for both versions, 1.1 and 1.2. However they are oriented to version 1.2; version 1.1 exceptions are annotated. For a full version 1.1 specification see Version 1.1 Archive.

• Search/Retrieve Operation
  how to search for and fetch records
• CQL: Contextual Query Language
  the query language
• Explain Operation
  how to get a description of the server's capabilities
• Scan Operation
  the specs for generating browse lists, as if scanning over the spines of books
• Transport Mechanism (SRU via GET / Encoding Issues / SRU via POST / SRU via SOAP)
  how the "messages" are carried
• Common Parameters (Protocol Version / Stylesheets / Echoing the Request / Extensions)
  fields common to all of the operations
• Diagnostics
  how to say that something is wrong
• Extra Data/Extensions
  how to create and use extensions
• Base Profile
  how to claim conformance to the SRU specs