Integration of Internet Information Resources (iiir) ---------------------------------------------------- Charter Current status: active working group Chair(s): Chris Weider Kevin Gamiel User Services Area Director(s): Joyce Reynolds Mailing lists: General Discussion:iiir@merit.edu To Subscribe: iiir-request@merit.edu Archive: merit.edu:~/pub/iiir-archive Description of Working Group: The Integration of Internet Information Resources Working Group (IIIR) is chartered to facilitate interoperability between Internet information services, and to develop, specify, and align protocols designed to integrate the plethora of Internet information services (WAIS, ARCHIE, Prospero, etc.) into a single ``virtually unified information service'' (VUIS). Such protocols would include, but are not limited to, update protocols for distributed servers, a ``query routing protocol'' to pass queries between existing services, protocols for gateways between existing and future services, and standard exchange formats (perhaps based on Z39.50) for cross-listing specific information. Also, where necessary, IIIR will create technical documentation for protocols used for information services in the Internet. Goals and Milestones: Ongoing Track emerging Internet information services in order to specify technical requirements for their integration into the VUIS. Ongoing Liaise with other groups working on deployment and integration of Internet information services: e.g., The Coalition for Networked Information, RARE Working Group 3, etc. Ongoing Create specifications for interoperability between Internet information systems. Done Post an Internet-Draft on `A vision of integrated information resources.' Jul 93 Post an Internet-Draft on `Taxonomy of Internet Information Services.' Done Submit final version of `A vision of integrated information resources' to the IESG as an Informational RFC. Jul 93 Submit final version of `Taxonomy of Internet Information Services' to the IESG as an Informational RFC. Nov 93 Post an Internet-Draft defining common exchange formats. Nov 93 Post an Internet-Draft defining a Query Routing Protocol. Mar 94 Submit final version of common exchange format to the IESG as a Proposed Standard. Jul 94 Submit final version of Query Routing Protocol to the IESG as a Proposed Standard. Internet-Drafts: Posted Revised I-D Title ------ ------- ------------------------------------------ Aug 93 Nov 94 Publishing Information on the Internet with Anonymous FTP Request For Comments: RFC Stat Published Title ------- -- ---------- ----------------------------------------- RFC1625 I Jun 94 WAIS over Z39.50-1988 RFC1727 I Dec 94 A Vision of an Integrated Internet Information Service RFC1729 I Dec 94 Using the Z39.50 Information Retrieval Protocol in the Internet Environment RFC1728 I Dec 94 Resource Transponders