Whenever I decide whether to link from our catalog to something external, I
always want to know how I bring the patron back once they've found something
they're interested in. Do you have or have you considered a way to close the
loop and bring someone who followed a link in the catalog back to the
catalog?

On 3/25/08, Tim Spalding <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I just released a Javascript/JSON API to LibraryThing core work data.
>
>
> http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/03/first-cut-works-json-api.php
>
> It's basically a riff on what Google did recently—a way to link to
> LibraryThing if we have a book, and not if we don't. It also includes
> copy and review counts, and the average rating. It takes ISBNs, LCCNs
> and OCLC numbers.
>
> Next up will be a JSON API into member books, so members can design
> their own widgets and mash their library up with the contents of a
> page.
>
> It's all very beta, and my ears are wide open.
>
> Tim
>
>
> --
> Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding
>



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Jay Roos
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Great River Regional Library
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