Examples of Web Service APIs in Academic & Public Libraries

From: Michel, Jason Paul <micheljp_at_nyob> Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2011 13:33:52 -0400 To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU

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

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Jason Paul Michel
User Experience Librarian
Miami University Libraries
Oxford, Ohio 45044
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