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How about id.loc.gov's OpenSearch-powered autosuggest feature? mjg@moby:~$ curl http://id.loc.gov/authorities/suggest/?q=Biology ["Biology",["Biology","Biology Colloquium","Biology Curators' Group","Biology Databook Editorial Board (U.S.)","Biology and Earth Sciences Teaching Institute","Biology and Management of True Fir in the Pacific Northwest Symposium (1981 : Seattle, Wash.)","Biology and Resource Management Program (Alaska Cooperative Park Studies Unit)","Biology and behavior series","Biology and environment (Macmillan Press)","Biology and management of old-growth forests"],["1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result","1 result"],["http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014203"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79006962"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90639795"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85100466"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr97041787"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85276541"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82057525"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90605518"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr2001011448"," http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94028058"]] -Mike On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 7:51 PM, Joshua Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I did see that, and it will work in a pinch. But the authority file is > pretty massive--almost 1GB-- and would be difficult to handle in an > automated way and without completely killing my web app due to memory > constraints while searching the file. Thanks, though. > > Josh Welker > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bryan Baldus [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 6:39 PM > To: Code for Libraries; Joshua Welker > Subject: RE: LOC Subject Headings API > > On Tuesday, June 04, 2013 6:31 PM, Joshua Welker [[log in to unmask]] > wrote: > >I am building an auto-suggest feature into our library's search box, and > I am wanting to include LOC subject headings in my suggestions list. Does > anyone know of any web service that allows for automated harvesting of LOC > Subject Headings? I am also looking for name authorities, for that matter. > Any format will be acceptable to me: RDF, XML, JSON, HTML, CSV... I have > spent a while Googling with no luck, but this seems like the sort of > general-purpose thing that a lot of people would be interested in. I feel > like I must be missing something. Any help is appreciated. > > Have you seen http://id.loc.gov/ with bulk downloads in various formats > at http://id.loc.gov/download/ > > I hope this helps, > > Bryan Baldus > Senior Cataloger > Quality Books Inc. > The Best of America's Independent Presses > 1-800-323-4241x402 > [log in to unmask] > [log in to unmask] > http://home.comcast.net/~eijabb/ >