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On 8 October 2011, Michel, Jason Paul wrote: > 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. Where I work we use the Google Books API to link to their versions of things, and because we use VuFind we pull in book covers from Open Library and so on. Are you covering how libraries make their own APIs? We have a few that are used in our university's student portal and course management system to suggest subject guides, course guides and My Librarian. The docs (now somewhat outdated) are here: http://www.library.yorku.ca/ccm/web/docs/apis/ How libraries use APIs from big services is interesting, but I'd be very interested in reading about how libraries make their own APIs that others can reuse, even locally inside large institutions like universities, colleges, school systems, cities, etc. Bill -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/