Harnessing Free Content with Web Service APIs <http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0zMzczMDYxJnA9MSZ1PTEwMjY2MjQzMzAmbGk9MTgwODc2Mzg/index.html>90-minute workshop with Jason Paul Michel Item Number: 1541-8981
Publisher: ALA TechSource Price: $55.00 (Group rates apply) Click here to learn more<http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=10622&zbrandid=4634&zidType=CH&zid=18087637&zsubscriberId=1026624330&zbdom=http://ala-publishing.informz.net> Thursday, August 1, 2013 2:30pm Eastern|1:30 Central 12:30 Mountain|11:30am Pacific Learn how to use application programming interfaces (APIs) to deliver and receive content from highly used services like Twitter, Vimeo, or Instagram. In this introductory workshop Michel will explain how APIs work, what is involved in implementing them, and why they are important. This workshop includes the following topics: * Examples of how libraries are using APIs * Resources necessary to implement and maintain APIs * Library-specific APIs such as WorldCat, LibraryThing, and EBSCO Jason Paul Michel currently serves as the User Experience (UX) Librarian at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He received his MSLIS from Simmons College in Boston, MA. He has engineered various API-driven projects and has presented on these at several national library conferences. He is author of Web Service APIs and Libraries (ALA Editions, 2012) and was named a 2013 "Mover & Shaker" by Library Journal. **From SLG: How many of you are advanced to take this sort of workshop? Stephanie (Sara Leah) Gross MSLIS, MATESOL Chair, AJL Mentoring Member, AJL Librarianship and Education Committee Pollack Library Yeshiva University 500 West 185th Street New York NY 10033-3229 212.960.5442 Skype: Stephanie.l.gross http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielgross http://yeshiva.academia.edu/StephanieGross "As we look ahead to the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." - Bill Gates.
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