Very raw notes. Basically OCLC continues to build out services based on their data holdings, are adding services where organisations can provide additional information, and are aiming to systematize the services with documentation on OCLC DevNet.
Mike Teets
VP Global Engineering, OCLC
identities, xISBN, xISSN
other identifier services are coming...
xOCLCnum service
WorkID service?
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Worldcat Identities
http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities
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Worldcat API
OCLC Grid
"invitation only release"
essentially programmatic access to WorldCat
Web Services
- access WorldCat records and holdings
- mashups with WorldCat
Request: OpenSearch & SRU
Response Formats: RSS, Atom (OSS), Marc XML, DC (SRU)
Return holdings based on geographic context
WorldCat Search Web Service builder
(a demonstration application)
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WorldCat Registry
institution registry
worldcat.org/registry/institutions
unique id for each institution
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Worldcat OpenURL Resolver Gateway
worldcatlibraries.org/registry/gateway
Allows you to register your IPs and associated resolver.
contacts:
Roy Tennant tennantr@oclc.org
Don Hamparian hamparid@oclc.org *
Developer's Network
worldcat.org/devnet
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