Scraping III systems has got to be one of the most frequently repeated tasks in the history of coding librarianship. Majax2 ([1,2]) is one such service, though (as of right now) it doesn't support search by Call Number. Here's an example ISBN search: http://libx.lib.vt.edu/services/majax2/isbn/0747591059?opacbase=http://catalog.library.miami.edu/search Since you have Summon, you could use their API. Example is here [3,4] - Godmar [1] http://libx.lib.vt.edu/services/majax2/ [2] http://code.google.com/p/majax2/ [3] http://libx.lib.vt.edu/services/summon/test.php [4] http://libx.lib.vt.edu/services/summon/ On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Madrigal, Juan A <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for a way to send a Call Number to WebOPAC via a query so that > I can return data (title, author, etc…) for a specific book in the catalog > preferably in JSON or XML (I'll even take text at this point). > I'm thinking that one way to accomplish this is via Z39.50 and send a > query to the backend that powers WebOPAC > > Has anyone done something similar to this? > > PHP YAZ (https://www.indexdata.com/phpyaz) looks promising, but I'd > appreciate any guidance. > > Thanks, > > Juan Madrigal > > Web Developer > Web and Emerging Technologies > University of Miami > Richter Library >