DevConnect 2023: Using jq with OCLC APIs
Larry Deck from the Concordia University will discuss how to use jq to get reports out of various OCLC APIs (Knowledge Base, License Manager, Acquisitions).
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DevConnect is an annual OCLC program in which OCLC and library staff share API and technology insights with the library community. DevConnect 2023 content spans a variety of library areas including collection management, resource sharing, and security.
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WMS Connect x DevConnect - Let Me See Your License: Adding Title Level Notes to Limited-Access Ebooks
Learn how Candace Lebel at The Claremont Colleges Library used the WorldCat Knowledge Base API and a GOBI-provided list of ebook purchases since early 2009 to let their patrons know which of their ebooks were licensed for only limited access.
DevConnect 2023: EZproxy, ezPAARSE, and Community Collaboration
During this session, we share how OCLC's EZproxy Analytics service uses ezPAARSE to enhance EZproxy usage data.
DevConnect 2023: Discovery without Disclosure - Using Query Collection MARC to Surface Non-traditional Subject Relationships while Respecting Prot
In this presentation, Emily Fidelman of West Virginia University presents an methodology using SQL on MARC pulled from WMS query collections to capture “out-of-ontology" content.
DevConnect 2023: The OCLC API Community Garden
Join OCLC’s Jay Holloway, Karen Coombs, and Carly DiVito for a fun and informative hour of gardening puns and useful advice on how to use community feedback to grow APIs.
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The Community Center is OCLC’s online forum connecting library peers to each other and to OCLC staff. The API community offers a dedicated space for technologists to ask questions, make connections, get updates about OCLC APIs, and contribute ideas for future development.
New Community Center users without WorldShare credentials or WorldCat Discovery staff accounts will need to request community access.
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