On Feb 2, 2008, at 12:44 AM, Houghton,Andrew wrote:
>>> BTW, if you are an OCLC member library, it costs you nothing, it is
>>> already included in your cataloging subscription. When you are
>>> challenged for authentication, use your cataloging credentials.
>>
>> Are these various terminology services available if I write
>> my own HTTP client against them?
>
> If you have an OCLC cataloging authorization, you are set to go. The
> Terminology Service conforms to Microsoft's Research Services. So it
> is available in most Office applications and Internet Explorer. BTW,
> you don't have to use the Terminology Service with just OCLC
> Connexion.
>
> OCLC Terminology Services SOA endpoint, e.g., point your HTTP client
> at
> this URI:
> <http://webservices.oclc.org/authorities/terminologies>
Very interesting! The URL above looks like it is a SOAP-based
interface. If so, I could send the URL a SOAP request and get back a
SOAP response. Is the interface SOAP-based, and if so, can you share
the API (WSDL)?
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Eric Lease Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame
Received on Sat Feb 02 2008 - 08:34:48 EST