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Libraries are increasingly demanding the ability to exploit their library systems (LIS) using application programming interfaces (APIs), Web services, or other technologies. This issue of Library Technology Reports explores how vendors of open source library technology are approaching this desire fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Breeding, Marshall
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA TechSource, ©2009.
Colección:Library technology reports ; v. 45, no. 8.
Temas:
Integrated library systems (Computer systems)
Service-oriented architecture (Computer science)
Systèmes de gestion intégrée de bibliothèques.
Architecture orientée service (Informatique)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intended audience of this report
  • Why should libraries care about application programming interfaces?
  • Possibilities abound
  • Basic concepts
  • API implementation models
  • What is an API?
  • Proprietary APIs
  • APIs and open source
  • Standards as open interfaces
  • API security
  • Terms of service
  • With power comes responsibility and cost
  • No universal expectations for APIs
  • Vendors and products: case studies and customer responses: Ex Libris ; Duke University Libraries ; Broome Community College ; University of Tennessee ; National Library of Australia ; Evergreen ; The Library Corporation ; Innovative Interfaces ; Koha ; Polaris ; SirsiDynix ; Talis ; VTLS ; notes
  • API hype and reality.

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