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Ethan, How are you utilizing flickr's API? Jason On 10/10/11 1:02 PM, "Ethan Gruber" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi, > >At the American Numismatic Society (A LAM/academic research organization), >we're using APIs for: > >geonames.org (geographic places) >viaf.org (personal and corporate names) >flickr >id.loc.gov (Atom feed for LCSH) >google docs Atom feed > >We're looking into Worldcat APIs and have developed some of our own APIs >for >querying and delivering metadata in the form of Atom or KML generated from >Solr search results. > >Ethan > >On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Michel, Jason Paul ><[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> 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 >>