The INFLIBNET IndCat union catalogue is accessible via the Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU) interface.
SRU is an internationally recognised, standardised web-based protocol that facilitates bibliographic discovery. Users and applications can query the catalogue using the Contextual Query Language (CQL), supporting searches through a combination of indexes, terms and Boolean operators.
Requests are delivered in a structured XML format, enabling library systems, discovery tools and developers to retrieve and reuse bibliographic data seamlessly.
The SRU standard is published and maintained by the Library of Congress and its full specification is available at: http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/
This profile is openly available for general use and does not require authentication. It covers the most commonly used bibliographic fields and grants access to the complete set of bibliographic records in IndCat Books.
Recommended for end-user applications such as reference management and bibliographic citation tools.
| Search By | SRU Request | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Title | https://indcatsru.inflibnet.ac.in/?query=dc.title=Indian%20Polyporaceae&maximumRecords=10&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=marcxml | Search using title field (dc.title) for "Indian Polyporaceae" and return up to 10 MARCXML records. |
| ISBN | https://indcatsru.inflibnet.ac.in/?version=1.2&operation=searchRetrieve&query=bath.isbn=%228186026266%22&maximumRecords=1&recordSchema=marcxml | Search using ISBN index (bath.isbn) for 8186026266 and return one record. |
| Publisher | https://indcatsru.inflibnet.ac.in/?query=dc.publisher=oxford%20university%20press&maximumRecords=10&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=marcxml | Search using publisher field (dc.publisher) for Oxford University Press. |
| Publication Date | https://indcatsru.inflibnet.ac.in/?query=dc.date=%221920%22&maximumRecords=10&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=marcxml | Search using publication year (dc.date) for 1920. |