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Thanks, Godmar. I'll take a look at that... On Oct 8, 2011, at 3:09 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 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. >> >> > Good to hear. > > As an aside, we wrote up some background on how to use widgets and > webservices in a 2010 article published in LITA's ITAL magazine: > > http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/publications/ital/29/2/back.pdf > > - Godmar > > > >> 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 >>> >>