Thanks, Godmar. I'll take a look at that...

On Oct 8, 2011, at 3:09 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Patrick Berry <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
>> We're (CSU, Chico) using http://code.google.com/p/googlebooks/ to provide
>> easy access to partial and full text books.
>> 
>> 
> Good to hear.
> 
> As an aside, we wrote up some background on how to use widgets and
> webservices in a 2010 article published in LITA's ITAL magazine:
> 
> http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/publications/ital/29/2/back.pdf
> 
> - Godmar
> 
> 
> 
>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Michel, Jason Paul <[log in to unmask]
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> I'm a lurker on this listserv and am interested in gaining some insight
>>> into your experiences of utilizing web service APIs in either an academic
>>> library or public library setting.
>>> 
>>> I'm writing a book for ALA Editions on the use of Web Service APIs in
>>> libraries.  Each chapter covers a specific API by delineating the
>>> technicalities of the API, discussing potential uses of the API in
>> library
>>> settings, and step-by-step tutorials.
>>> 
>>> I'm already including examples of how my library (Miami University in
>>> Oxford, Ohio) are utilizing these APIs but would like to give the reader
>>> more examples from a variety of settings.
>>> 
>>> APIs covered in the book: Flickr, Vimeo, Google Charts, Twitter, Open
>>> Library, LibraryThing, Goodreads, OCLC.
>>> 
>>> So, what are you folks doing with APIs?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any insight!
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> Jason
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Jason Paul Michel
>>> User Experience Librarian
>>> Miami University Libraries
>>> Oxford, Ohio 45044
>>> twitter:jpmichel
>>> 
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