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May 2012 enhancements complete for OCLC Web services

All the documentation and sample code has been updated as part of the May 20 release. All systems are go. Let us know if you're finding new quirks with the enhancements to any of the services.

Enhancements for OCLC Web services set for 20 May 2012

The planned install this weekend has a number of enhancements designed to make your life better, as a developer. Of course, I say this with a caveat because it still feels like step 2 of 132 that we have envisioned for having all the services look, act and smell the way we want them to. But, “walk before you run” is what we keep telling ourselves.

What you need to know:

Principle to Principal

Small but important change for all WorldShare (WMS) APIs except NCIP:

Check out presentations and information from our panel at CIL!

Last month I had the pleasure of participating on a panel with Jason Griffey from University of Tennessee Chattanooga and Eliot Polak from Norwich University on Plugin and Play Apps. We talked about how the WorldShare Platform can enable libraries to build and share cool custom apps with one another. Jason talked provided an intro to the concepts of platforms and their power.

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