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WorldCat Metadata API Workshop*
28 August 2013
Shelley Hostetler, Community Manager WorldShare Platform
John Chapman, Product Manager WorldShare Metadata
Steve Meyer, Technical Platform Product Manager
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*ceci n’est pas une webinar
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• Explain how the WorldCat Metadata API can add value to
your library
• Demonstrate what you need to know to get started
implementing an application
Workshop Goals
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Agenda
• WorldCat Metadata API overview • Use Cases • Technical implementation details • Q & A • Resources
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Write access to WorldCat.
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Data entities and actions
WorldCat Holdings
Set Delete
Master Bib Records
Create Read Update
Local Bib Data
Records
Create Read Update Delete
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Same pipelines that we use.
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Built for “online.”
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1. Holdings setting/deletion
2. Adding new bib records
3. Replacing bib records
4. Local bib data actions
Use cases
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1. “Are our holdings
up-to-date?”
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2. “We have lots of unique material.”
or…
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“We have non-expert users.”
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3. “Those records
were added years ago.”
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4. “WorldCat is our discovery layer.”
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1. Go to oclc.org/developer/news
2. Pick “Services” facet under “Categories”
3. Read the two most recent postings…
Consistent design
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Getting started
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DEMO
Housekeeping: configuration
OCLC is providing this code for demonstration purposes and on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the code and assume any associated risks.
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http://www.worldcat.org/wskey/v2/hmac/v1
clientId="dz4ES5H4qHHOs713zqL4AnmqFukywjcpTNv3Eeh5T7CeKebc4a5vEGR
d3IR3Ou4BKx6bZ6B0f82vty9J", timestamp="1377607207",
nonce="907471678391287835943536888104",
signature="fX3Fg60WoPgQHzt7pUEg2ou2XFtW0cG364RxZegzuvo=",
principalID="201571dd-b197-42e1-bd36-9fea403a864d",
principalIDNS="urn:oclc:wms:da"
Housekeeping: AuthNZ
Housekeeping: API Key
Housekeeping: Request Signing
http://oclc.org/developer/platform/authentication/hmac-signature
HTML Rendering display a single record
Load Dependencies
Models & Helpers
Web Form for New Record
Create New Record from User Supplied Data
Read an Existing WorldCat Record for Editing
Update Existing WorldCat Record with User Input
Closer Look @ Reads & Updates
Model: Bib
Model: Bib#read
Model: Bib#parse_marc
Model: Bib#update
Helpers: Marshalling MARC
Helpers: Marshalling MARC
OCLC is providing this code for demonstration purposes and on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using the code and assume any associated risks.
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• Sign up for a WorldCat.org account
• Request a WSKey in OCLC’s
Service Configuration
https://worldcat.org/config
How can you write real (better) code?
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• Principal ID and Principal ID
Namespace (IDNS)
• Provisioning your institution in IDM
• ceci n’est pas une sandbox http://oclc.org/developer/documentation/worldcat-metadata-api/worldcat-metadata-api-sandbox-testing
Caveats
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• About the WorldCat Metadata API
• http://www.oclc.org/en-US/worldshare-metadata/worldcat-apis.html
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GipHY_ZgAKU&feature=youtu.be
• Web service documentation
• http://oclc.org/developer/services/worldcat-metadata-api
• Assistance
Resources
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Join the OCLC Developer Network and listserv
• www.oclc.org/developer/register
• http://oc.lc/subscribewc-devnet-l
Get inspired and keep learning
• www.oclc.org/developer/contribute
Join the community
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