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To be specific, currently supported record formats for an OpenSearch query of the WorldCat API are Atom and RSS as well as the preformatted citation. Roy On 6/23/08 6/23/08 • 10:18 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks --- let me do some "query refinement" then -- does anybody know of > examples where record metadata (e.g., MARCXML or DC) is returned as an > OpenSearch response? [ If I understand the proposed Worldcat API correctly, > OpenSearch is used only for pre-formatted citations in HTML. ] > > - Godmar > > On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> I believe WorldCat qualifies, although the API is not yet ready for general >> release (but soon): >> >> <http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIDetails> >> >> Roy >> >> >> On 6/23/08 6/23/08 € 8:55 PM, "Godmar Back" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> are there any examples of functioning OpenSearch interfaces to library >>> catalogs or library information systems? >>> >>> I'm specifically interested in those that not only advertise a text/html >>> interface to their catalog, but who include OpenSearch response elements. >>> One example I've found is Evergreen; though it's not clear to what extent >>> this interface is used or implemented. For instance, their demo >>> installation's OpenSearch description advertises an ATOM feed, but what's >>> returned doesn't validate. (*) >>> >>> Are there other examples deployed (and does anybody know applications >> that >>> consume OpenSearch feeds?) >>> >>> - Godmar >>> >>> (*) See, for instance: >>> >> http://demo.gapines.org/opac/extras/opensearch/1.1/PINES/atom-full/keyword/?s>> e >>> archTerms=music&startPage=&startIndex=&count=&searchLang >>> which is not a valid ATOM feed: >>> >> http://validator.w3.org/feed/check.cgi?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdemo.gapines.org%2Fop>> a >>> >> c%2Fextras%2Fopensearch%2F1.1%2FPINES%2Fatom-full%2Fkeyword%2F%3FsearchTerms%>> 3 >>> Dmusic%26startPage%3D%26startIndex%3D%26count%3D%26searchLang >>> >> >> -- >> > --