Code4lib 2007 Library APIs Abound! Richard Wallis Technology Evangelist [email_address]

What we are used to Obscure protocols Z39.50 NCIP SIP2 Less obscure protocols SRU/W OAI OpenUrl Amazon Web Services OpenSearch

Obscure protocols

Z39.50

NCIP

SIP2

Less obscure protocols

SRU/W

OAI

OpenUrl

Amazon Web Services

OpenSearch

A Shared Problem Obscure or not…… An insular view of the world… I have data If you use the right protocol to request/search for it you can have it. Subject to licensing conditions If you want to mix it with other data – that’s your problem! And yours – and yours – and yours – and yours – and yours – and yours $ $

Obscure or not……

An insular view of the world…

I have data

If you use the right protocol to request/search for it you can have it.

Subject to licensing conditions

If you want to mix it with other data – that’s your problem!

And yours – and yours – and yours – and yours – and yours – and yours

A solution to share Talis Platform - Bigfoot Store API Bigfoot : A zero-setup multi-tenant content and metadata storage facility capable of storing and querying across very large datasets Demo……

Talis Platform - Bigfoot Store API

More Demo…..

What APIs do you get with a Bigfoot Store Items Query + XSLT output transform Augment Augment recognised elements in RSS1.0 feeds Facet Requested facets for a query

Items

Query + XSLT output transform

Augment

Augment recognised elements in RSS1.0 feeds

Facet

Requested facets for a query

What APIs do you get with a Bigfoot Store Items Query + XSLT output transform Augment Augment recognised elements in RSS1.0 feeds Facet Requested facets for a query OAI-PMH – coming Config – coming On-demand stores – coming And - oh, yes the transform service Stand alone service Built in to Item Query – coming on others

Items

Query + XSLT output transform

Augment

Augment recognised elements in RSS1.0 feeds

Facet

Requested facets for a query

OAI-PMH – coming

Config – coming

On-demand stores – coming

And - oh, yes the transform service

Stand alone service

Built in to Item Query – coming on others

Possibilities Transform to WordPress compatible output And……

Transform to WordPress compatible output

And……

Possibilities Transform to WordPress compatible output And…… Did I mention the 20 Minute Union? talis.s3.amazonaws.com/TheTwenty Minute Union.html tdn.talis.com

Transform to WordPress compatible output

And……

Did I mention the 20 Minute Union? talis.s3.amazonaws.com/TheTwenty Minute Union.html

tdn.talis.com

Code4lib 2007 Library APIs Abound! Richard Wallis Technology Evangelist [email_address] Code4lib 2007 Platform APIs Are bound to make your life easier!