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Bill, I think I will have a chapter dedicated to Library-developed APIs. I think that's a great idea. The book will be geared towards the novice, so introducing them to the use of existing APIs will be a good base for discussing the programming of local APIs. Thanks for the insight! Jason On 10/10/11 10:13 PM, "William Denton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >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somewhat outdated) are here: 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/