Request Types

OpenSearch

This service performs a keyword search of the database using OpenSearch and returns results  in either RSS or Atom format.

SRU

This service performs an SRU search of the database and returns results in either MARCXML or Dublin Core format.

Single Bibliographic Record

This service allows you to retrieve a single record in MARC XML format, use a "content" request and an OCLC number or ISBN rather than a search.

Library Locations

This service returns library location information sorted by geographic proximity based on the identifier submitted:OCLC record number, ISBN, ISSN, or any other standard number. Geographic location can be submitted in the form of IP address, latitude/longitude or address. If no location information is provided than the service bases proximity on the IP address of the server that is making the request.

Requesting a Library Catalog URL for a specific library and record

This service returns the catalog url for a specific library and record based on a submitted identifier: either OCLC Number, ISBN, or any other standard number and OCLC Symbol(s).

Formatted Citations

This service returns formatted bibliographic citations, in an HTML encoded form suitable for incorporation into a web application based on a submitted OCLC Number and citation format (apa, chicago, harvard, mla, turabian, or all)