Response Details

There are there possible response formats from the Classify Web Service

• Summary
• Full Detail - only for available for single works
• Multi-Work

Summary

Fields

• Work
  • author - author
  • editions - number of editions
  • format - format
  • holdings - number of libraries with holdings
  • hyr -
  • lyr -
  • swid - work ID
  • title - title
• recommendations - This section contains classification recommendations
  • ddc - Dewey classification recommendations
    • mostPopular - section for most popular classifications
      • holdings - number of holdings with that classification
      • sfa - classification number from the subfield $a of 082/092 or 050/090, or 060/096
      • nsfa - normalized classification number from the subfield $a of 082/092 or 050/090, or 060/096
      • sf2 - subfield $2 of 082/092
    • mostRecent - section for the classification from
      Same possible attributes as mostPopular
    • latestEdition - section for the classification from the latest edition(s)
      Same possible attributes as mostPopular
  • lcc - Library of Congress Classification
    Same possible subelements and attributes as DDC

Example Output

<classify xmlns="http://classify.oclc.org">
  <response code="0"/>
  <!--Classify is a product of OCLC Online Computer Library Center: http://classify.oclc.org-->
  <work author="Rowling, J. K." editions="106" format="Books & Audio Books" holdings="9308" title="Harry Potter and the deathly hallows /">081259429</work>
  <orderBy>hold desc</orderBy>
  <input type="isbn">0545010225</input>
  <recommendations>

    <ddc>
      <mostPopular holdings="7824" sfa="FIC"/>
      <mostRecent holdings="798" sfa="823.92"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="788" sf2="22" sfa="823.92"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="6" sf2="22" sfa="823"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="43" sf2="22" sfa="823.91"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="735" sf2="22" sfa="823.914"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="101" sf2="22" sfa="895.1352"/>
      <latestEdition holdings="7824" sf2="22" sfa="FIC"/>

    </ddc>
    <lcc>
      <mostPopular holdings="7207" nsfa="PZ7.R79835" sfa="PZ7.R79835"/>
      <mostRecent holdings="4243" sfa="PR6068.O93"/>
    </lcc>
  </recommendations>
</classify>

Full Detail

Fields The full Detail view has the same Work attributes as the Summary format. In addition it has more detailed Edition and Recommendation sections.

Editions

• edition - node for a particular edition
  • author - author
  • date - data editon published
  • format - format
  • holdings - number of libraries with this edition
  • language - language
  • oclcnumber - OCLC Number
  • title - Title
  • classifications - Classifications
    • class - Specific classifcation
      • edition - Dewey edition for this classification (DDC only)
      • tag - MARC tag
      • ind1 - value of first indicator
      • ind2 - value of second indicator
      • sfa - value of subfield a

Recommendations

• graph - Graph of editions Classified and Unclassified
• fast - FAST Headings section
  • graph - graph of FAST headings
  • headings - FAST Headings
    • heading - FAST heading
      • heldby - number of institutions that hold this edition and have this heading
      • ident - FAST identifier

Example Output

Multi-Work

Fields

• Work
  • author
  • editions
  • format
  • holdings
  • hyr
  • lyr
  • swid
  • title

<classify xmlns="http://classify.oclc.org">
  <response code="4"/>
  <!--Classify is a product of OCLC Online Computer Library Center: http://classify.oclc.org-->
  <workCount>4</workCount>
  <start>0</start>
  <maxRecs>25</maxRecs>
  <orderBy>hold desc</orderBy>

  <input type="isbn">9781424837427</input>
  <works>
    <work author="Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian" editions="4" format="Movies & Videos" holdings="1443" hyr="2007" lyr="2007" swid="085847173" title="Das Leben der Anderen The lives of others"/>
    <work author="Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian" editions="7" format="Movies & Videos" holdings="146" hyr="2008" lyr="2006" swid="182524302" title="The lives of others"/>
    <work author="Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian" editions="11" format="Movies & Videos" holdings="79" hyr="2007" lyr="2006" swid="076878477" title="Das Leben der Anderen"/>
    <work author="Henckel von Donnersmarck, Florian" editions="1" format="Movies & Videos" holdings="2" hyr="2007" lyr="2007" swid="318386758" title="Das leben der Anderen La vida de los otros = The lives of others"/>
  </works>
</classify>