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Alberto, 

> Thanks, this is useful information although it does not help us in allowing
> the user to select from a list via autocomplete (which is what we are
> aiming for).

Just out of curiosity, can I ask you to expand on what you’re trying to accomplish with such a list, and why it’s useful? 

- Tom





> On Jul 15, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Accomazzi, Alberto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Xiaoming,
> 
> Thanks, this is useful information although it does not help us in allowing
> the user to select from a list via autocomplete (which is what we are
> aiming for).
> 
> But checking the info available on the dev pages, I was reminded of your
> lookup by IP address service which could help us guess the proper resolver:
> https://platform.worldcat.org/api-explorer/registryPlatformSRU/OpenURLResolver/LookupByIPAddress
> 
> However, I could not get it to work with any of the IPs in our institution,
> e.g.
> http://www.worldcat.org/registry/lookup?IP=131.142.185.29
> 
> Am I doing something wrong or is the service not behaving correctly?
> 
> Thanks,
> -- Alberto
> 
> 
> 
>> Alberto,
>> The information is available through OCLC's institution registry API if you
>> happen to know the library's registry id, such as:
>> 
>> http://www.worldcat.org/webservices/registry/enhancedContent/Institutions/3003
>> It has XML fragment like:
>> <resolverRegistryEntry><resolver>
>> <BassURL>http://jt8rt5xt7v.search.serialssolutions.com/</baseURL>
>> <OpenURLVersions><OpenURL_0.1/></OpenURLVersions>
>> <vendor>serialsSolutions</vendor>
>> ....
>> I think the official document about this feature is at:
>> 
>> http://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/web-services/worldcat-registry/sruxsd-interface/organization-resource.en.html
>> Xiaoming
>> 
>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Accomazzi, Alberto <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Is there a (somewhat complete) list of the OpenURL servers out there? We
>>> maintain a short list based on the information we have collected from
>>> electronic resource librarians who took the time to contact us, but I
>> would
>>> think that OCLC or code4lib could do a much better job at it.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> -- Alberto
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Dr. Alberto Accomazzi
>>> Program Manager
>>> NASA Astrophysics Data System - http://ads.harvard.edu
>>> Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics - http://www.cfa.harvard.edu
>>> 60 Garden St, MS 83, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
>>>