Library Cataloging
WorldCat Hackathon is the impetus for some tool development. From OCLC comes this notice
- Worldcat Api
Exciting news from OCLC.Now anyone and everyone can create apps and mash-ups using library data from WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog. Because the WorldCat Basic API is here!This new API is a simplified version of the WorldCat Search...
- Worldcat Search Api And Worldcat Basic Api
Positive news from OCLC about the WorldCat API. New limit by holdings for WorldCat Search API Good news for WorldCat Search API WSkey holders. The WorldCat Search API has been enhanced. You can now limit the results returned to an individual library's...
- Xisbn Service To Move
Eric Hellman has this announcement about the OCLC xISBN service.At about 4PM EST on Tuesday, February 13, a switch will be flipped, and traffic aimed at the experimental version of xISBN will begin to be routed to a replacement xISBN service supported...
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Open Worldcat And Frbr
OCLC has applied a FRBR tool to the results of Open WorldCat searchs.The display of WorldCat records in the Open WorldCat program has been simplified to help people locate specific versions of a title more quickly. Web users who reach the "Find in a Library"...
Library Cataloging
WorldCat Hackathon
WorldCat Hackathon is the impetus for some tool development. From OCLC comes this notice
We added a few more features in this month's xID deployment, hopefully it could be useful in upcoming WorldCat Hackathon.Matienzo, Mark has announced that Python WorldCat Module v0.1.0 is now available.support LCCN query such as: http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/lccn/2004273129?fl=isbn,lccnsupport deleted OCLCNUM (marc 019 field) http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/oclcnum/47139964?method=getMetadata In this case OCLCNUM 47139964 was merged into 33100112, and we use a flag "presentOclcnum" to mark present OCLC numbers.xISSN project now supports tab-delimited and CSV dissemination http://xissn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/issn/0036-8075?method=getEditions&format=csv&fl=issn,form,title http://xissn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/issn/0036-8075?method=getEditions&format=txt&fl=issn,form,title
start to support php dissemination format in all XID projects http://xisbn.worldcat.org/webservices/xid/isbn/0596002815?method=getEditions&fl=*&format=php
In preparation for the upcoming WorldCat Hackathon starting this Friday, I've made a few changes to worldcat, my Python module for interacting with OCLC's APIs. Most notably, I've added iterators for SRU and OpenSearch requests, which (like the rest of the module) painfully need documentation.
- Worldcat Api
Exciting news from OCLC.Now anyone and everyone can create apps and mash-ups using library data from WorldCat, the world's largest library catalog. Because the WorldCat Basic API is here!This new API is a simplified version of the WorldCat Search...
- Worldcat Search Api And Worldcat Basic Api
Positive news from OCLC about the WorldCat API. New limit by holdings for WorldCat Search API Good news for WorldCat Search API WSkey holders. The WorldCat Search API has been enhanced. You can now limit the results returned to an individual library's...
- Xisbn Service To Move
Eric Hellman has this announcement about the OCLC xISBN service.At about 4PM EST on Tuesday, February 13, a switch will be flipped, and traffic aimed at the experimental version of xISBN will begin to be routed to a replacement xISBN service supported...
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Open Worldcat And Frbr
OCLC has applied a FRBR tool to the results of Open WorldCat searchs.The display of WorldCat records in the Open WorldCat program has been simplified to help people locate specific versions of a title more quickly. Web users who reach the "Find in a Library"...