To be specific, currently supported record formats for an OpenSearch query
of the WorldCat API are Atom and RSS as well as the preformatted citation.
Roy
On 6/23/08 6/23/08 • 10:18 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks --- let me do some "query refinement" then -- does anybody know of
> examples where record metadata (e.g., MARCXML or DC) is returned as an
> OpenSearch response? [ If I understand the proposed Worldcat API correctly,
> OpenSearch is used only for pre-formatted citations in HTML. ]
>
> - Godmar
>
> On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I believe WorldCat qualifies, although the API is not yet ready for general
>> release (but soon):
>>
>> <http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIDetails>
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>> On 6/23/08 6/23/08 € 8:55 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> are there any examples of functioning OpenSearch interfaces to library
>>> catalogs or library information systems?
>>>
>>> I'm specifically interested in those that not only advertise a text/html
>>> interface to their catalog, but who include OpenSearch response elements.
>>> One example I've found is Evergreen; though it's not clear to what extent
>>> this interface is used or implemented. For instance, their demo
>>> installation's OpenSearch description advertises an ATOM feed, but what's
>>> returned doesn't validate. (*)
>>>
>>> Are there other examples deployed (and does anybody know applications
>> that
>>> consume OpenSearch feeds?)
>>>
>>> - Godmar
>>>
>>> (*) See, for instance:
>>>
>>
http://demo.gapines.org/opac/extras/opensearch/1.1/PINES/atom-full/keyword/?s>>
e
>>> archTerms=music&startPage=&startIndex=&count=&searchLang
>>> which is not a valid ATOM feed:
>>>
>>
http://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdemo.gapines.org%2Fop>>
a
>>>
>>
c%2Fextras%2Fopensearch%2F1.1%2FPINES%2Fatom-full%2Fkeyword%2F%3FsearchTerms%>>
3
>>> Dmusic%26startPage%3D%26startIndex%3D%26count%3D%26searchLang
>>>
>>
>> --
>>
>
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