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APIs to use for LBCC OSC Awesomizer project
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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
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