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Fiddle with the APIs and write some code to pull the info and graphics we need #4

Open sandbergja opened 9 years ago

sandbergja commented 9 years ago

To get a book's TCN (Database ID) based on an ISBN: http://libcat.linnbenton.edu/opac/extras/oisbn/[Example] http://libcat.linnbenton.edu/opac/extras/oisbn/0672335956

To get information about a book (including title, author, subject, status, location, etc.): http://libcat.linnbenton.edu/opac/extras/supercat/retrieve/atom-full/record/[[TCN]] Example link: http://libcat.linnbenton.edu/opac/extras/supercat/retrieve/atom-full/record/293799

For more info about these "supercat" APIs: http://wiki.evergreen-ils.org/doku.php?id=backend-devel:supercat:examples

To get book cover images http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/[ISBN]_[Image size].jpg Example link: http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/0672335956_M.jpg

Also, Amazon, Google books, and LibraryThing also offer cover image APIs