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You'd write some javascript to query the service with every keystroke, e.g. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/suggest/?q=Hi replies with subjects beginning with "hi*" It looks like covo.js supports LCSH, so you could look into that. Ethan On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Joshua Welker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > This would work, except I would need a way to get all the subjects rather > than just biology. Any idea how to do that? I tried removing the > querystring from the URL and changing "Biology" in the URL to "" with no > success. > > Josh Welker > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Michael J. Giarlo > Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 7:05 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API > > 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/ > > >