Right, but I also want to point out that those service levels only apply to
the WorldCat Search API. We have many other APIs, for which those service
levels don't apply.
Roy


On 4/8/09 4/8/09 • 4:00 PM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Thanks, Roy. Shortly after you answered I stumbled upon the relevant
> page explaining the difference between full and default service levels:
> 
> http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/SearchAPIServiceLevels
> 
> This is very helpful.
> kc
> 
> Roy Tennant wrote:
>> The WorldCat Mashathon is not limited to OCLC member institutions, and we
>> certainly had non-OCLC participants at the New York event. We have many
>> APIs, some of which are open to anyone to use and others that require a key.
>> Again, depending on the API, for some you may need to qualify for access to
>> receive a key. We know that we could do a better job making these
>> distinctions apparent, which is something we'll be trying to clarify. In any
>> case, everyone who attends will be provided with an OCLC Web Services Key
>> (WSKey) that will be valid for the period of the event. Those who already
>> have a key will be welcome to use their existing key as well.
>> Roy
>> 
>> 
>> On 4/8/09 4/8/09 • 3:11 PM, "Karen Coyle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> Roy, can anyone attend, even if not from OCLC member institutions? Also,
>>> it looks like only member institutions can use the API, but I may have
>>> mis-read -- is that the case?
>>> 
>>> kc
>>> 
>>> Roy Tennant wrote:
>>>     
>>>> Join fellow coders for a  WorldCat Mashathon in Amsterdam, May 13-14.
>>>> Sponsored by the OCLC Developer Network and International Institute of
>>>> Social History (IISH), the two-day event will be held Wednesday and
>>>> Thursday
>>>> at IISH headquarters in Amsterdam.
>>>> 
>>>> The European Mashathon follows on the heels of a previous WorldCat
>>>> Hackathon
>>>> in New York City. Participants will spend the two days brainstorming and
>>>> coding mash-ups with local systems, OCLC Web Services, and many other Web
>>>> Services to embellish existing, and create new, library services.
>>>> 
>>>> WorldCat includes national catalogues from the Netherlands, the UK,
>>>> Ireland,
>>>> Iceland, Germany, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, France, Spain, Switzerland,
>>>> Czech Republic, Lithuania, Russia and many more‹so there are plenty of
>>>> potential uses and apps just waiting to happen.
>>>> 
>>>> Why attend the WorldCat Hackathon?
>>>> € Brainstorm potential uses for and play with the WorldCat Search API.
>>>> € Gain development access to 1.2 billion items from more than 10,000
>>>> libraries worldwide.
>>>> € Integrate these resources with many others to create innovative new
>>>> services. 
>>>> € Meet fellow developers across the information industry.
>>>> € Share your creative vision and be a part of the next wave of online
>>>> library development.
>>>> 
>>>> Ideas, outcomes and code from the Mashathon, together with a participants
>>>> list, will be shared during and after the event for others to download and
>>>> build on. 
>>>> 
>>>> See <http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/2009EUMashathon> for more information
>>>> and to register.
>>>> 
>>>> Roy Tennant
>>>> OCLC Research
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>   
>>>>       
>> 
>>   
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