Opening up library systems through web services and SOA : hype, or reality? / Marshall Breeding.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breeding, Marshall.

Series:

Library technology reports ; v. 45, no. 8.

Library technology reports : expert guides to library systems and services, 0024-2586 ; v. 45, no. 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Service-oriented architecture (Computer science).

Computer network architectures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (46 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : ALA TechSource, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Libraries are increasingly demanding the ability to exploit their library systems (LIS) using application programming interfaces (APIs), Web services, or other technologies. This issue of Library Technology Reports explores how vendors of open source library technology are approaching this desire for customization plus an in-depth exploration of trends towards APIs, Web services, and the service-oriented architecture.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Scope; Intended Audience of This Report; Why Should Libraries Care about Application Programming Interfaces?; Possibilities Abound; Basic Concepts; API Implementation Models; What Is an API?; Proprietary APIs; APIs and Open Source; Standards as Open Interfaces; API Security; Terms of Service; With Power Comes Responsibility and Cost; No Universal Expectation for APIs; Chapter 2 - Vendors and Products; Case Studies and Customer Responses; Ex Libris; Duke University Libraries; Broome Community College; University of Tennessee

National Library of AustraliaEvergreen; The Library Corporation; Innovative Interfaces; Koha; Polaris; SirsiDynix; Talis; VTLS; Notes; Chapter 3 - API Hype and Reality; Conclusions; Resources

Notes:

"November/December 2009"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8389-9146-7

1-283-17419-7

9786613174192

0-8389-9145-9

OCLC:

742333519