Request Types

• Direct Linking
• SRU Searching

Direct Linking

It is possible to link directly to a concept/heading in a particular vocabulary based on the identifier for that term/heading.

Syntax

http://tspilot.oclc.org/[vocabularyCode]/[TermIdentifier].[format]

SRU Searching

http://tspilot.oclc.org/[vocabularyCode]/?query=[query]&version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=[recordSchema]&maximumRecords=10&startRecord=1&resultSetTTL=300&recordPacking=xml&recordXPath=&sortKeys=

Indexes

• dc.identifier - An unambiguous reference to a concept/heading in a controlled vocabulary
• oclcts.alternativeTerms - Entry terms, also known as lead-in terms or variant terms, for a concept/heading
• oclcts.expandedHeading - All word(s) in a complete heading
• oclcts.facets - Facets associated with a concept/heading
• oclcts.mappedIdentifier - Identifier for a mapped concept/heading
• oclcts.mappedTerms - Word(s) in a mapped concept/heading
• oclcts.marcTags - MARC tags in a concept/heading record
• oclcts.notes - Word in a note
• oclcts.preferredTerm - Words in a preferred terms/authorized heading
• oclcts.rootHeading - All the words in the
• oclcts.terms - Word(s) in a preferred term and variant term(s)

For more detailed information see the Terminologies Indexing Information

Examples

Find the preferred term for “fantasy” within the GSA Form and Genre Terms

http://tspilot.oclc.org/gsafd/?query=oclcts.alternativeTerms+%3D+%22fantasy%22&version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=info%3Asrw%2Fschema%2F1%2Fmarcxml-v1.1&maximumRecords=10&startRecord=1
 

Find computer games within the Library of Congress subject headings and return results in SKOS.

http://tspilot.oclc.org/lcsh/?query=oclcts.preferredTerm+%3D+%22computer+games%22&version=1.1&operation=searchRetrieve&recordSchema=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2004%2F02%2Fskos%2Fcore&maximumRecords=10&startRecord=1