These tests simply demonstrate the API's, we will create a separate branch for the actual implementaiton.
Some notes:
LOC's API search doesn't allow for search by ISBN, though it does have a direct item request via their own identifier
OCLC's API needs to be accessed from the back-end code, CORS disallows access from front-end
OCLC does allow for search by ISBN, which is better (in my opinion anyway)
Conclusions:
So long as parsing XML isn't a problem, OCLC's service is a step above the Library of Congress. I imagine we will have a search feature, allowing the user to select from a list of suggested titles; both LOC and OCLC allow for this, though LOC probably has more detailed information and search options. My preference would be to implement OCLC as the classifier, and possibly utilize LOC if we need more than just title/author search.
These tests simply demonstrate the API's, we will create a separate branch for the actual implementaiton.
Some notes:
Conclusions: So long as parsing XML isn't a problem, OCLC's service is a step above the Library of Congress. I imagine we will have a search feature, allowing the user to select from a list of suggested titles; both LOC and OCLC allow for this, though LOC probably has more detailed information and search options. My preference would be to implement OCLC as the classifier, and possibly utilize LOC if we need more than just title/author search.