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== "CALIL.JP" Open Libraries by web-scraping. - Introduce Introducing Library API from Japan ==

* Ryuuji Yoshimoto,Nota Inc Engineer , ryuuji@notaland.com

I am an engineer at Nota Inc.Nota is web-service company."CALIL"(http://calil.jp/) is a web service for library users in Japan.(Not for only libralianfor librarians but also for general patrons.)

It can CALIL allows users search book books from near multiple libraries nearby, and show get realtime holding status.Our service support supports over 5,800 libralieslibraries.Include CALIL supports public,university,and other many special librariesin Japan.Can be The service can search 88% of collection collections of all public libraries in Japan.The public library Public libraries in Japan does not have a big an unified catalogue like OCLC.And Webopac Web OPACs in japan is are generally very slow..and operation their usability is difficultlow. We develop a comprehensive scraping from service over 2000 web opac's.OPACs and it supports recognize realtime real-time holding statuson them as well.This service can use be used as for substitution of webopac OPACs provided by librarylibraries. It is more useful and more , speedy and openservice.

Our scraping platform is provide also provides API for free.Any developper developer can access realtime holding status at almost all the libraries in Japan by one API.Now Since launched in 2010, many iPhone,Android apps are developed by many developperthird party developers.And connect it allows many web service connect to library.(book shelf,review etc).

I will introduce about "CALIL" and our , "CALIL Library API", and its methodology. Open Libraries in Japan to World-Coders!!