That's an excellent idea. I'm thinking it can take

&returnlink=1&returntext=Seattle+Public+Library

or &returnlink could be a full http://.. value.

My big worry is expired sessions. Any ideas how to solve that without
using a new-session URL?

Tim

On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Jay Roos <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>  >
>
>
>
>  --
>  Jay Roos
>  Computer & Information Systems Coordinator
>  Great River Regional Library
>  405 W. St. Germain
>  St. Cloud, MN 56301
>  (320) 650-2534
>



--
Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding