We use a number of web services provided by our (often vendor-supplied) library systems.  Those include: Metalib, SFX, bX, and Voyager.  We've also worked with Ebsco, Summon, Primo/Primo Central, and Worldcat APIs.



--Dave

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David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University

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Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2011 10:34 AM
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Subject: [CODE4LIB] Examples of Web Service APIs in Academic & Public Libraries

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

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Jason Paul Michel
User Experience Librarian
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio 45044
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