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OCLC exposes work identifiers

Posted by: William Denton, 11 July 2009 7:22 am
Categories: OCLC

OCLC Exposes Work Identifiers is how OCLC put it on Thursday and I couldn’t put it better.

OCLC has extended the xOCLCNUM API to include the OCLC work identifiers (OWIs) in addition to OCLC record identifiers (OCNs) that correspond to manifestations. For several years now, WorldCat has been organised according to the FRBR model[1] that allows grouping of various editions of publications (e.g. reprints, translations, performances, digitized copies) into works. Sometimes users require particular manifestations and sometimes not, so it is desirable to cater for both needs by allowing navigation from works to manifestations and vice versa.

Here’s the xOCLCNUM API for more.