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Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: [NGC4LIB] Integrating with your ILS through Web services and APIs

Eric Lease Morgan
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:23:25 -0700

On Jul 22, 2009, at 10:56 PM, Ross Singer wrote:

...Today almost all ILS products make claims regarding offering more openness through APIs, Web services, and through a service-oriented architecture (SOA)....

I heard someplace recently that APIs are the newest form of vendor lock-in. What's your take?

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Eric Lease Morgan
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Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame

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