Hi, I recently started working as a developer at the New York Public Library.<p>We're working to make all our data (digital collections, catalog, branch information, etc.) as open, easy, and publicly accessible as possible.<p>Are there any APIs that you'd like to see?<p>PS:
You can check out our Digital Collections API at:
http://api.repo.nypl.org/<p>And, of course, our website at:
http://www.nypl.org/
I see you have your catalog data in WorldCat: <a href="https://www.worldcat.org/libraries/58122" rel="nofollow">https://www.worldcat.org/libraries/58122</a><p>But WorldCat says there are only 10,136 items.<p>So, what data do you have that <i>isn't</i> already in there, and can you get it in there? Most developers I know that care about libraries are querying WorldCat.<p>Work with the Internet Archive to get your data included into <a href="https://openlibrary.org/" rel="nofollow">https://openlibrary.org/</a><p>Once that work has been done, you can put your own API on the same data to address use-cases WorldCat and OpenLibrary don't (or don't easily).
Would love an api for analytic data. Reveal activity about any given record (times viewed/bookmarked/played, activity over time, etc.).<p>Show movement: trends, patterns (like popularity, emerging popularity, new acquisitions)
This is great, but had a hard time getting attention because posts without URLs get penalized.<p>I suggest that you post the API page using the URL you mentioned, then add your question as a first comment in that thread. Good luck!