originally: http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/termservices/WebServices/Dewey/Documents/SummariesServiceAPI.htm
The following operations are supported by the Dewey Summaries Service:
For a formal definition of these operations, please review the Service Description.The FindCompleteSummaryHierarchy operation allows you to retrive...
Request parameters specify the terms of your request and control the content that is returned to you. The following table lists the parameters that are available for this operation.
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class |
The Dewey® schedule class of interest.
† a centered entry represents a subject covered by a span of numbers. The entry is called "centered" because the span of numbers appears in the center of the page in the print edition of the DDC® rather than in the number column on the left side of the page. Centered entries are identified by the symbol > in the number column. ‡ a main class is one of the ten major subdivisions of the DDC®, represented by the first digit in the notation, e.g., 3 in 300 Social sciences. |
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language |
The ISO 639-1 or ISO 639-2 language code that you would prefer for content.
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level |
The summary level that you would prefer to constrain the value of the class parameter, see above.
† The summary level classes are often referred to the top 1,000 classes. However, there are actually 1,110 summary classes: 10 main classes‡ (first level summary classes), plus 100 division classes (second level summary classes), plus 1,000 section classes (third level summary classes). ‡ a main class is one of the ten major subdivisions of the DDC®, represented by the first digit in the notation, e.g., 3 in 300 Social sciences. |
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edition |
The Dewey® edition of the summaries that you would prefer to use.
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The response from this operation is an RDF/XML document.
The following are templates of an HTTP request and response. The HTTP request template contains placeholders that need to be replaced with actual values. The placeholders shown in the HTTP response will change based on the values found in the request.
The following are templates of an HTTP request and response. The HTTP request template contains placeholders that need to be replaced with actual values. The placeholders shown in the HTTP response will change based on the values found in the request.
The FindNearestSummaryClass operation allows you to retrive...
Request parameters specify the terms of your request and control the content that is returned to you. The following table lists the parameters that are available for this operation.
The response from this operation is an RDF/XML document.
The following are templates of an HTTP request and response. The HTTP request template contains placeholders that need to be replaced with actual values. The placeholders shown in the HTTP response will change based on the values found in the request.
The following are templates of an HTTP request and response. The HTTP request template contains placeholders that need to be replaced with actual values. The placeholders shown in the HTTP response will change based on the values found in the request.
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