# /research/events/webservices/readings.htm

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# Background readings

## Suggested general background reading

- Roy Tennant. Digital Libraries-What To Know About Web Services. Library Journal Issue 12 (July 15) 2002. [Note: online article access may be limited.]
- Tracy Gardner. An Introduction to Web Services. Ariadne 29 (October 2001).
- Heather Kreger. Web Services Conceptual Architecture (WSCA 1.0). (PDF: 318K/41pp.) [IBM paper] (May 2001).

## Recommended reading on web services-related OCLC Research projects ("Metadata Switch")

- Metadata Switch [OCLC Research Project]

## Contacts

Information about OCLC Research, Web Services, and the Metadata Switch | Eric Childress (childree@oclc.org)
About this page | Robert C. Bolander (bolander@oclc.org)
Recency | Last update 7 January 2003