wc_metadata_api

Ruby wrapper around the WorldCat Metadata API

Dependencies:

• Requires the OCLC Auth gem. Get from: https://github.com/OCLC-Developer-Network/oclc-auth-ruby before building.

Test files are found in the tests directories. Demonstrates all the functions.

At this point, the gem is light on the exception handling. The current todo:

1. Add better exception handling
2. Include helper functions to simplify data processing and reading (so you don't have to just deal with MARCXML)

Example: ** Get a Bib Record require 'rubygems' require 'wc_metadata_api'

key = '[your key]' secret = '[your secret]' principalid = '[your principal_id]' principaldns = '[your principal_idns]' schema = 'LibraryOfCongress' holdingLibraryCode='[your holding code]' instSymbol = '[your oclc symbol]'

client = WC_METADATA_API::Client.new(:wskey => key, :secret => secret, :principalID => principalid, :principalDNS => principaldns, :debug =>false)

response = client.WorldCatGetBibRecord(:oclcNumber => '879376100', :holdingLibraryCode => holdingLibraryCode, :schema => schema, :instSymbol => instSymbol)

puts response

** Get Local Bib Record require 'rubygems' require 'wc_metadata_api'

key = '[your key]' secret = '[your secret]' principalid = '[your principal_id]' principaldns = '[your principal_idns]' schema = 'LibraryOfCongress' holdingLibraryCode='[your holding code]' instSymbol = '[your oclc symbol]'

client = WC_METADATA_API::Client.new(:wskey => key, :secret => secret, :principalID => principalid, :principalDNS => principaldns, :debug =>false)

response = client.WorldCatReadLocalBibRecord(:oclcNumber =>'338544583', :schema => schema, :holdingLibraryCode => holdingLibraryCode, :instSymbol => instSymbol) puts response

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