WorldCat Search API Available August 10, 2008
As was just announced by Dawn Hendricks, the WorldCat Search API Product Manager, the WorldCat Search API will be generally released this Sunday, August 10th. For more information see the message Dawn posted to the WC-DEVNET-L list:
I am happy to announce that the WorldCat Search API will be available
for OCLC libraries starting this Sunday, August 10th at no additional
charge for most cataloging members. Check here
http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIWhoCanUse for details. A
request form for the service will become available on the WorldCat.org
Affiliate Services page,
http://www.worldcat.org/wcpa/content/affiliate/. OCLC's xISBN and xISSN
web services are also available from this page and are similarly free to
qualifying OCLC member libraries.
More information about the WorldCat Search API can be found at
http://www.worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIDetails, including
some sample applications
http://www.worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIDemos that came out of
the work of early release participants. I want to thank all the pilot
phase developers that have been using the service and giving us feedback
since March 2008. We have greatly benefited from their efforts and
input.
We look forward to seeing more sample applications as we extend the API
to our library members. Your continued input will help to improve the
service. And the DevNet site will be a great place to share ideas and
code for the service.
Best regards,
Dawn Hendricks
WorldCat Search API, product manager
http://worldcat.org/devnet/index.php/SearchAPIDetails
hendricd@oclc.org
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