Hi Cindy,

Both the Ebsco and Proquest APIs are definitely available to customers.  We're using the Ebsco one in our Xerxes application, for example.  ( I'll send you a link off-list, Cindy.)

--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
http://xerxes.calstate.edu
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From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cindy Harper [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:11 AM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Innovative's Synergy

Hi All - III is touting their web-services based Synergy product as having
the efficiency of a pre-indexed service and the timeliness of a just-in-time
service.  Does anyone know if the agreements they have made with database
vendors to use these web services preclude an organization developing an
open-source client to take advantage of those web services?  Just curious.
I suppose I should direct my question to EBSCO and Proquest directly.


Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian
Colgate University Libraries
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