I'll take a look. Thanks so much, Patrick.
On 10/8/11 1:40 PM, "Patrick Berry" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>We're (CSU, Chico) using http://code.google.com/p/googlebooks/ to provide
>easy access to partial and full text books.
>
>On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Michel, Jason Paul
><[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I'm a lurker on this listserv and am interested in gaining some insight
>> into your experiences of utilizing web service APIs in either an
>>academic
>> library or public library setting.
>>
>> I'm writing a book for ALA Editions on the use of Web Service APIs in
>> libraries. Each chapter covers a specific API by delineating the
>> technicalities of the API, discussing potential uses of the API in
>>library
>> settings, and step-by-step tutorials.
>>
>> I'm already including examples of how my library (Miami University in
>> Oxford, Ohio) are utilizing these APIs but would like to give the reader
>> more examples from a variety of settings.
>>
>> APIs covered in the book: Flickr, Vimeo, Google Charts, Twitter, Open
>> Library, LibraryThing, Goodreads, OCLC.
>>
>> So, what are you folks doing with APIs?
>>
>> Thanks for any insight!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jason
>>
>> --
>> Jason Paul Michel
>> User Experience Librarian
>> Miami University Libraries
>> Oxford, Ohio 45044
>> twitter:jpmichel
>>
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