The New York Times reported today on the use of its best sellers list api on the Dallas Public Library Website in A Web Service Becomes a Library Service:
“Have you visited a library Web site lately? Maybe you think you have no reason to, especially if you’re not a regular patron of your local library. But on most library sites, you can do much more than look for a book: public branches offer everything from digital photo archives to podcasts to holiday cards. With so many services available, you might even forget to search the catalog.
Library services and Web services often go hand in hand. For example, theDallas Public Library now uses the Times Best Sellers API to display best-seller lists…”
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