Anyone know if the OCLC Terminology Service provides such a mapping? The Terminology Service may be free if you are already an OCLC cataloging member. At one point I think I saw an absolutely free open access machine readable mapping somewhere, that was made at some point in the past and no longer updated... but I cant' remember where I saw that even. > LC's Classification Web provides a mapping from LC classifications to > LC subject headings. There is a manual web interface, used mainly by > catalogers, which requires a subscription: > http://classificationweb.net/ > > I don't know if it has any kind of API. > > Keith > > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Enrico Silterra<[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> is there any way to go from a LC call number, >> like DF853 to http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057107 >> via some sort of api? opensearch? >> thanks, >> rick >> >> >> >> -- >> Enrico Silterra Software Engineer >> 501 Olin Library Cornell University Ithaca NY 14853 >> Voice: 607-255-6851 Fax: 607-255-6110 E-mail: [log in to unmask] >> http://www.library.cornell.edu/dlit >> "Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made" >> CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE >> The information transmitted, including attachments, is intended only >> for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain >> confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, >> dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance >> upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended >> recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact >> the sender and destroy any copies of this document. >>