[WEB4LIB] re: web services (was: Re: library marketing was RE: Google Mail)

[Fiona Bradley]

>>> "K.G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com> 15/02/2005 4:03:38 pm >>>
>To start with, Amazon, among other things, has made it ridiculously
easy for
>sites to link to them. It took me only part of an evening and two
free
>Movable Type plugins (plus signing up for the free Amazon developer's
id) to
>add a feature to Free Range Librarian that enables me to search
Amazon, tag
>whether a book links to Amazon, whether it is read, unread, or in
process,
>etc., display a cute icon, etc. etc. 

Speaking of Amazon APIs, what Web Services are out there for library
OPACs and sites? 

Recently, we've seen that many advancements in library site
functionality come from those outside the profession, like Jon Udell's
Library Lookup, and even Koha. The desire to improve functionality for
end users is there. Hundreds of developers have created functionality
for Amazon.com, imagine if we could make it easier for them to do the
same for us!

cheers,
Fiona

Librarian
SBS Radio Resource Centre
Locked Bag 028 
Crows Nest NSW 2065
Australia

Ph: (02) 9430 2862
Email: fiona.bradley at sbs.com.au