Real Life Experiences with Library APIs
Karen A. CoombsUniversity of Houston Libraries
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WorldCat Search API
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Problem: Integrate Library Catalog Data into Library Website
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WorldCat in FCKEditor
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Problem: Spotlight Library Holdings on Blogs
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WorldCat Search Widget for Wordpress
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Problem: Suggest other libraries with this book
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WorldCat Search API Google Map
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xISSN
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Problem: Add link to TOC RSS on Journal Records
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xISSN TOC Lookup
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WorldCat Registry
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Problem: Show users other libraries nearby
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Libraries Nearby
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Some challenges
• Having the right data
• ISBN
• Geo Coordinates or valid address
• Choosing a metadata format
• Dublin Core too dumb
• MARCXML too hard
• XPath
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