On 11/6/12 8:25 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
>
> I think that's a great idea. It would be easy to implement if OCLC
> would provide an API for looking up FAST headings. I believe right now
> they only have such an API in a non-production 'research' service.
I was just on a con call with someone whose view is that a downloadable
file is key to providing pull-down lists in systems. Many systems do
auto-complete based on their current pool of tags. Adding an outside
list would be easier with a file dump - no? Which doesn't negate the
need for an API, of course.
kc
>
> Without that API, it makes it much more expensive to implement a
> usable interface for the 'crowd' to 'tag' (ie 'catalog'!) with FAST
> terms.
>
> FAST could be a really great resource, but it needs a bit more
> centralized infrastructural support from someone, to have any chance
> of realizing it's promise.
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