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Anra, I intend to have a good look at your data feeds and will get back to you (off list) with some feedback/ideas based on my ongoing work with JISC supporting developers in experimenting with such APIs. I would like to say publicly on this list though that I am impressed already by a couple of things: 1/. The documentation you have provided (such as at http://www.culture24.org.uk/sector+info/data+sharing/art74964) is, in my view, first class. Among the best I have seen (and I look at a lot of this kind of thing). This is crucially important. 2/. Your approach to offering different levels of access is interesting. I guess it remains to be seen whether this works for you in the long run, but given that content providers are generally wrestling with these issues, I think your approach is reasonable and, on the face of it, easy to understand. Experience tells me that this is also crucial - developers can be very impatient with this kind of thing if it is not fairly clear up-front what is being both offered and required! Good stuff! Paul On 18 Jan 2010, at 18:26, Anra Kennedy wrote: > Dear MCG-ers > > Culture24 launched a set of data feeds a couple of days ago - we're beginning > with a quiet pilot phase, offering 3 levels of access in 3 formats to begin > with... you may have seen the tweets already. > > Formats available now are: RSS, OAI-PMH and SOAP. > > Record types are: venue info, event and exhibition listings and resource > listings > > Access levels are: > > a) Open - the 'top layer' of all content types - so summaries with link backs to > Culture24 records - no registration > > b) Redacted - all data on all content types for techies to play with - after a > few characters records become unintelligible. Will enable developers to assess > the data stucture and work out if/what you'd like to access in full - no > registration > > c) Full - all records in their entirety. Ready to go now technically, but access > upon agreement with Culture24 of appropriate licence and, if applicable, > administration/provision charges. We'll be taking the issuing of licenses slowly > and seriously as ideas for partnerships, projects and world-changing apps roll > in :) > > Full info is on the Culture24 site at: > > www.culture24.org.uk/datasharing > > I'd appreciate any feedback and/or ideas. > > REST lovers, we know you're out there and will have news on that v soon. > > All the best, > > Anra > > Anra Kennedy > Head of Programmes > Culture24 > www.culture24.org.uk > > **************************************************************** > For mcg information visit the mcg website at > http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ > To manage your subscription to this email list visit > http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ > **************************************************************** > -------------------------------------------- Paul Walk Deputy Director UKOLN (University of Bath) http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/ [log in to unmask] +44(0)1225383933 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ ****************************************************************