APIs: A Librarian's Perspective

Page 1 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=1' data-page='1' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 1: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> APIs: A Librarian’s Perspective

Laura WrubelGeorge Washington University

@liblauraSociety for Scholarly Publishing

May 28, 2015

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Page 13 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=13' data-page='13' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 13: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> feature not an add-on

Page 14 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=14' data-page='14' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 14: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> clear terms of use

Page 15 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=15' data-page='15' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 15: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 16 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=16' data-page='16' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 16: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> (and plenty of it)

open documentation

Page 17 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=17' data-page='17' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 17: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 18 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=18' data-page='18' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 18: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 19 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=19' data-page='19' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 19: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> keep it simple

Page 20 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=20' data-page='20' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 20: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> facilitate sharing code

Page 21 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=21' data-page='21' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 21: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 22 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=22' data-page='22' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 22: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 23 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=23' data-page='23' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 23: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> Page 24 <img data-url='document/apis-a-librarians-perspective.html?page=24' data-page='24' class='cut-thumb lazyload' alt='Page 24: APIs: A Librarian's Perspective' loading='lazy' src='data:image/gif;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNk+P+/HgAFhAJ/wlseKgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==' data-src='https://reader030.cupdf.com/reader030/viewer/2022032223/55c5ad07bb61eb4f1f8b4826/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg' width='140' height='200' /> use the API yourself

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thanks!

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