1. WorldCat Search API Bruce Washburn Consulting Software Engineer OCLC

2. Searching OpenSearch and SRU searches XML responses Familiar formats: RSS, Atom, MARC21 XML, Dublin Core

3. Searching A broad range of indexes, including a way to limit searches by holding library, for authenticated users Other users search a smaller set of indexes, similar to those in the WorldCat.org advanced search Sort by relevance, author, title, date, library count, and more

4. For a single record List nearby libraries Nearbyness – ip address, zip code, country, state/province, latitude/longitude Get standard citations … APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, and Turabian See other editions

5. The Search API overview describes all of its features with working examples, links to other resources, and more. Find the overview on the OCLC Developers Network site at http://www.worldcat.org/devnet/. Implementers Overview

6. Test Requests and Responses The URI Evaluator offers an easy way to test API requests and evaluate their responses.

7. WorldCat API and Facebook

8. Mobile web apps

9. WorldCat API and the iPhone

10. http://thesecretmirror.com/code/api-fun-visualizing-holdings-locations Visualizing WorldCat Holdings

11. CSU Library Search http://xerxes.calstate.edu/fullerton/books

12. CSU Library Search http://xerxes.calstate.edu/fullerton/books

13. WorldCat WordPress Widget http://www.librarywebchic.net/wordpress/218/worldcat-wordpress-widget/

14. Miami University Libraries, Citation formatting

16. In the Flow OCLCs xID web services have been built into sites and products and projects, including LibX, Aquabrowser, Koha, SFX, Bookchaser.com, Bookmooch.com, and more. A growing set of applications outside the library world have begun to take advantage of the WorldCat Search API as well.

17. WeRead

20. Android Application: CompareEverywhere http://compare-everywhere.com

21. CompareEverywhere Splash Page

22. CompareEverywhere Library Links

23. CompareEverywhere Library Information

24. A Library Catalog on an Android Phone

26. CompareEverywhere Driving Directions

27. CompareEverywhere Maps

28. CompareEverywhere API Traffic Spike CompareEverywhere, Day 1

29. Some Practical Uses Extend searches to WorldCats 100M+ records Format citations Add library links to search results Create search-based Atom and RSS Feeds

30. Questions Discussion