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Bill, Excellent. Thanks so much for the insight. We're utilizing the HathiTrust BibAPI as well Jason On 10/8/11 7:02 PM, "Bill Dueber" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >The HathiTrust BibAPI and DataAPIs are being used by several on this list >(and by me behind the scenes on occasion, although I sometimes cheat >because >the data are local). Based on our logs, the most common use is to use the >BibAPI to check HT availability of an item already in someone's local >catalog. > >http://www.hathitrust.org/data > > > >On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, 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 >> > > > >-- >Bill Dueber >Library Systems Programmer >University of Michigan Library