[Web4lib] FirstSearch WorldCat and OpenURLs

Teets,Mike teetsm at oclc.org
Thu May 17 17:49:19 EDT 2007


Bill, 

We have OpenURL support for accessing Worldcat as described below.  This
is an interface that is neither FirstSearch nor Worldcat.org... although
it closely resembles worldcat.org.  This application was developed for a
specific partner service but is available for use in this form until a
more complete production service is released.  For IP authenticated
FirstSearch users, your FirstSearch link shows in the top right in the
"My Library" frame.

Our product plans include a more formal program of machine access
including OpenURL resolution to worldcat.org (and local).  Stay tuned on
that.

Some documentation is at
http://www.oclc.org/partnerships/worldcat/technical/wla/methods.htm

If you have additional questions or would like to get more specific,
shoot me an email.

Mike Teets, OCLC

----- Worldcat OpenURL Examples ---------

Baseurl

http://partneraccess.oclc.org/wcpa/servlet/OpenUrlOne

0.1 example

http://partneraccess.oclc.org/wcpa/servlet/OpenUrl?sid=FirstSearch%3AWor
ldCat&genre=book&isbn=9780873228312&title=Coaching+youth+soccer&id=doi%3
A&pid=%3Caccession+number%3E31937731%3C%2Faccession+number%3E%3Cfssessid
%3Efsapp5-44841-f1ti7p54-olspux%3C%2Ffssessid%3E%3Cedition%3E2nd+ed.%3C%
2Fedition%3E&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Ffirstsearch.oclc.or
g%3AWorldCat&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&req_id=%3Cs
essionid%3Efsapp5-44841-f1ti7p54-olspux%3C%2Fsessionid%3E&rfe_dat=%3Cacc
essionnumber%3E31937731%3C%2Faccessionnumber%3E&rft_ref_fmt=info%3Aofi%2
Ffmt%3Axml%3Axsd%3Aoai_dc&rft_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fpartneraccess.oclc.org%2F
wcpa%2Fservlet%2FOUDCXML%3Foclcnum%3D31937731&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F31
937731&rft_id=urn%3AISBN%3A9780873228312&rft.btitle=Coaching+youth+socce
r&rft.isbn=9780873228312&rft.aucorp=American+Sport+Education+Program.&rf
t.place=Champaign++IL&rft.pub=Human+Kinetics&rft.edition=2nd+ed.&rft.gen
re=book
 
1.0 example

http://partneraccess.oclc.org/wcpa/servlet/OpenUrlOne?sid=FirstSearch%3A
WorldCat&genre=book&isbn=&title=The+world+of+Van+Gogh%2C+1853-1890%2C&da
te=1969&aulast=Wallace&aufirst=Robert&id=doi%3A&pid=%3Caccession+number%
3E24225%3C%2Faccession+number%3E%3Cfssessid%3Efsapp9-47641-f1sc62m9-hdtk
at%3C%2Ffssessid%3E&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Ffirstsearch.
oclc.org%3AWorldCat&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&req_
id=%3Csessionid%3Efsapp9-47641-f1sc62m9-hdtkat%3C%2Fsessionid%3E&rfe_dat
=%3Caccessionnumber%3E24225%3C%2Faccessionnumber%3E&rft_ref_fmt=info%3Ao
fi%2Ffmt%3Axml%3Axsd%3Aoai_dc&rft_ref=http%3A%2F%2Fpartneraccess.oclc.or
g%2Fwcpa%2Fservlet%2FOUDCXML%3Foclcnum%3D24225&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F2
4225&rft.aulast=Wallace&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.btitle=The+world+of+Van+G
ogh%2C+1853-1890%2C&rft.date=1969&rft.isbn=&rft.aucorp=Time-Life+Books.&
rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Time-Life+Books&rft.genre=book


-----Original Message-----
From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:29 AM
To: OCLC Customer Support
Cc: web4lib; A forum for libraries using the services of
SerialsSolutions
Subject: [Web4lib] FirstSearch WorldCat and OpenURLs

Is there a URL for FirstSearch WorldCat that would work for sending a
OpenURL to get it to do the search for the item in the OpenURL?  I do
not mean to worldcat.org!
 

Wilfred (Bill) Drew 
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