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That's an excellent idea. I'm thinking it can take &returnlink=1&returntext=Seattle+Public+Library or &returnlink could be a full http://.. value. My big worry is expired sessions. Any ideas how to solve that without using a new-session URL? Tim On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Jay Roos <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Whenever I decide whether to link from our catalog to something external, I > always want to know how I bring the patron back once they've found something > they're interested in. Do you have or have you considered a way to close the > loop and bring someone who followed a link in the catalog back to the > catalog? > > > > On 3/25/08, Tim Spalding <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > I just released a Javascript/JSON API to LibraryThing core work data. > > > > > > http://www.librarything.com/thingology/2008/03/first-cut-works-json-api.php > > > > It's basically a riff on what Google did recently—a way to link to > > LibraryThing if we have a book, and not if we don't. It also includes > > copy and review counts, and the average rating. It takes ISBNs, LCCNs > > and OCLC numbers. > > > > Next up will be a JSON API into member books, so members can design > > their own widgets and mash their library up with the contents of a > > page. > > > > It's all very beta, and my ears are wide open. > > > > Tim > > > > > > -- > > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding > > > > > > -- > Jay Roos > Computer & Information Systems Coordinator > Great River Regional Library > 405 W. St. Germain > St. Cloud, MN 56301 > (320) 650-2534 > -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding