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On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:58 AM, "Michel, Jason Paul" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Patrick -
> 
> What ILS are you using?
> 
> On 10/8/11 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.
>> 
>> 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
>>>