Eric and Jonathan, thank you very much for the lead! Matthias Eric Lease Morgan schrieb: > On 2/19/09 4:08 PM, "Matthias Einbrodt" <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > >> I'm interested in your opinion regarding the question which (kind of) >> APIs an OPAC should provide nowadays and in the near or maybe not so >> near future! >> > > "Should" is a strong word, but be that as it may, you might take a gander at > the things a DLF task force (ILS-DI Task Group) has been putting together in > this regard. [1] There are a number of suggestions there such as API's for: > search, scan, dissemination, get authority records, item look-up, etc. In > most cases the APIs are RESTful in nature and advocate existing protocols. > > [1] http://www.diglib.org/architectures/ilsdi/ > > -- > Eric Lease Morgan > Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department > Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame > > (574) 631-8604 > >