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Hey Will! Excellent work as always. Thanks! Jason On 10/13/11 5:33 PM, "Will Kurt" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hey Jason! > >I always think that Brown's FreeCite api is under utilized. >http://freecite.library.brown.edu/ >It's far from perfect, but I'm sure more use could be made of it. > >A few months back I threw together a copy/paste citation look-up with it: >CiteBox >http://willkurt.github.com/CiteBox/ > >Of course I don't think anyone is really making use of it, but I've >also done nothing to really promote it either ;) > >Good luck with the book! >--Will > >On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, 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 >>