Worldcat Registry (v2)
Developer-level access to information in the Worldcat Registry: a free global directory for libraries, consortia, archives and museums. (http://www.worldcat.org/registry/institutions) Output using the Schema.org ontology and Linked Data
Status: In Development
- Search for basic information about institutions and consortia based on a variety of infromation in their WorldCat Registry Profile
- Retrieve detailed information about a single institution or consortium, based on Institution ID or OCLC Symbol
What you get
- Information about libraries, consortia, archives and museums
- Definitions for institutional identities, services, relationships, contacts and other key data often shared with partners, vendors and other third parties
- Ability to use and find ientifiers such as WorldCat Registry ID, OCLC symbol, MARC Organization Code, SAN, NCES, Australian National Union Catalog, New Zealand Library Symbol, International Standard Identifier for Libraries (ISIL)
Who can use it
Non-commercial Use
Interested in commercial use of this service? Contact us.
Query protocols
OpenSearch
Record formats
Atom as XML and JSON
Authentication methods
- Developer Key
Base Service URL
http://worldcat.org/wcreg
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