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WorldCat Local Bib Resources API

The Local Bib Resources API from WorldCat — 2 operation(s) for local bib resources.

WorldCat Local Bib Resources API is one of 20 APIs that WorldCat publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Local Bib Resources. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 39 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.2, at version 1.0.6.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://id.oclc.org/worldcat.

2 operations 2 paths 39 schemas 2 GET

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.2
API Version
1.0.6
Base URL
https://americas.discovery.api.oclc.org/worldcat/search/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

WorldCat Local Bib Resources API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (entity_data_auth) using the clientCredentials and authorizationCode flows, exposing 2 scopes.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 2 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Local Bib Resources 2
GET
/worldcat/search/my-local-bib-data/{controlNumber}
Retrieve LBD Resource
retrieve-lbd 2 params → 200400404405406500
GET
/worldcat/search/my-local-bib-data
Search LBD Resources
search-lbd 4 params → 200400405406500

Schemas 39

The contract defines 39 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are RelatedItem (20 properties), Note (15 properties), LocalBibData (10 properties), ReproductionNote (10 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

StatementOfResponsibility
ReproductionNotes
array
Reproduction Notes [v533]
AudienceNote
string
Target Audience Note [v521sa]
Dissertation
object
Disseration notes [v502sa,b,c,d,g,o]
6 properties
RelatedItem
object
20 properties
LBDResultSet
object
2 properties
Creator
object
[v100sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k v110sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k,n v111sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n v700sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k v710sa,q,b,c,d,e,4,k,n v720sa v711 sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n v790sa,q,c,d,e,j,k,n…
9 properties
LocalBibData
object
10 properties
MainTitles
array
Main Titles [v245sa,b,c,f,g,k,n,p,s]
LanguageNotes
array
language note [v546sa]
Note
object
15 properties
Subject
object
Subjects [v600sa,b,c,d,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v610sa,b,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v611sa,c,d,n,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v630sa,d,e,f,k,l,m,n,o,d,p,r,s,v,x,y,z,e,j,4 v650sa,b,x,y,z,v,e,j,4…
5 properties
UseAndReproductionNotes
array
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction [v540sa]
OclcNumber
integer
the oclc number of a given bibliographic record
Problem
object
RFC 7807 description of an error.
5 properties
SeriesName
string
[(v490,v810,v830 - sa)]
AdditionalRelationship
object
6 properties
InternationalText
object
4 properties
ProblemType
string
A URI reference [RFC3986] that identifies the problem type.
Isbns
array
International Standard Book Number [v020sa]
PerformerNotes
array
Performers Notes [v511sa]
LocalizableText
object
2 properties
Contributor
object
3 properties
Issn
string
International Standard Serial Number [v022sal v700,v710,v711,v773,v776,v777,v780,v785 - sx]
EventNotes
array
ReproductionNote
object
Reproduction Note [v533]
10 properties
Issns
array
International Standard Serial Numbers
Relator
object
2 properties
IsPrimaryCreator
boolean
whether or not this contributor is the primary one (the 1xx)
Genres
array
Genre of work [v655sa,b,v,x,y,z v380sa, (v600,v610,v611,v630,v648, v650,v651,v654 sv) v653sa]
DissertationNotes
array
CastNotes
array
Cast Notes [v511sa]
EditionStatement
string
Edition Statement [v250sa]
CreditNotes
string
Production Credits Notes [v508sa]
Event
object
Notes about event [v518sa,d,o,p,3]
5 properties
GeneralNotes
array
General Notes [v500sa, v501sa, v590sa,s3, (v59x sa-z)]
SeriesTitle
object
2 properties
AdditionalTitles
array
Added Entry Uniform Titles [v730sa,d,f,g,k,l,m,n,o,p,r,s,i,t,x]
Title
object
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

worldcat-local-bib-resources-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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