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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