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We're (CSU, Chico) using http://code.google.com/p/googlebooks/ to provide easy access to partial and full text books. On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Michel, Jason Paul <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > 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 > > -- > Jason Paul Michel > User Experience Librarian > Miami University Libraries > Oxford, Ohio 45044 > twitter:jpmichel >