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WIth the new ALMA system undergirding HOLLIS, holding and availability information is provided separately.
Holdings
URL request syntax
The base syntax is:
http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/v3/hollis/holdings/{HOLLIS_number}
With optional jsonp callback parameter:
http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/v3/hollis/holdings/{HOLLIS_number}?jsonp={callback function name}
Parameters
Parameter | Value | Description |
HOLLIS_number | record ID | ID number of the bibliographic record. This may be either the Alma (MMS) ID, or, for backward compatibility, the old HOLLIS ("Aleph") ID |
jsonp | Callback function name | The name of the callback function to wrap around JSON data. Example: ?jsonp=ws_results |
Information provided in the response
Besides the total_record_count, the following is provided
- Alma (MMS) ID
- Author
- Barcode
Call number
Description
Is the holding in a temporary location?
Library code
- Location (permanent)
- Publication place and publisher
- Temporary call number
- Temporary library
- Temporary location
- Temporary policy
- Title
Sample URL
Requesting item availability holdings information for HOLLIS record ID 011500528:
http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/v3/hollis/holdings/011500528?jsonp=holdings
Sample response
URL: http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/v3/hollis/holdings/001252867?jsonp=hold for Rabbit redux / John Updike, 1971
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hold({"items": {
"item": [
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": 32044051800407,
"call_number": "PS3571.P4 R27 1971x",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "QUA",
"location": "HIGH",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
},
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": 32044051838985,
"call_number": "PS3571.P4 R27x 1971",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "LAM",
"location": "GEN",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
},
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": 32044021584776,
"call_number": "ALB 7214.321.20",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "WID",
"location": "GEN",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
},
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": 32044079932836,
"call_number": "*AC95.Up174R3.1971 (A)",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "HOU",
"location": "GEN",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
},
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": "HH3MQZ",
"call_number": "*AC95.Up174R3.1971 (B)",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "HOU",
"location": "HD",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
},
{
"alma_id": 990012528670203941,
"author": "Updike, John",
"barcode": 32044135104537,
"call_number": "AC95.Up174R3.1971 (C)",
"description": {},
"in_temp_location": false,
"library": "HOU",
"location": "HD",
"publication": {
"place": "New York :",
"publisher": "Knopf"
},
"temp_call_number": {},
"temp_library": {},
"temp_location": {},
"temp_policy": {},
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
}
],
"total_record_count": 6
}})
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Availability
URL request syntax
The base syntax is:
hthttp://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/avail/hollis/{HOLLIS_number}
With optional jsonp callback parameter:
http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/avail/hollis/{HOLLIS_number}?jsonp={callback function name}
Parameters
Parameter | Value | Description |
HOLLIS_number | record ID | ID number of the bibliographic record. This may be either the Alma (MMS) ID, or, for backward compatibility, the old HOLLIS ("Aleph") ID |
jsonp | Callback function name | The name of the callback function to wrap around JSON data. Example: ?jsonp=ws_results |
Information provided in the response
Beside the Author, MMS ID, and Title, each holding has the following information:
- Call number
- Holding ID (note that subsequent development may find a use for this number)
- Library name and code
- Location
- Number not available
- Status
- Total items
Sample URL
Requesting availability information for bib record 990012528670203941 (Rabbit Redux)
http://webservices.lib.harvard.edu/rest/avail/hollis/990012528670203941?jsonp=av
Response
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av({"availability": {
"author": "Updike, John",
"items": {"item": [
{
"callnumber": "*AC95.Up174R3.1971 (A)",
"holding": 221798074030003941,
"library": "Houghton Library (HOU)",
"location": "GEN",
"nonAvail": 0,
"status": "available",
"totalItems": 1
},
{
"callnumber": "*AC95.Up174R3.1971 (B)",
"holding": 221798073930003941,
"library": "Houghton Library (HOU)",
"location": "Offsite Storage",
"nonAvail": 0,
"status": "available",
"totalItems": 1
},
{
"callnumber": "AC95.Up174R3.1971 (C)",
"holding": 221798073860003941,
"library": "Houghton Library (HOU)",
"location": "Offsite Storage",
"nonAvail": 0,
"status": "available",
"totalItems": 1
},
{
"callnumber": "PS3571.P4 R27 1971",
"holding": 221798073830003941,
"library": "Kirkland House (KIR)",
"location": "GEN",
"nonAvail": {},
"status": "check_holdings",
"totalItems": {}
},
{
"callnumber": "PS3571.P4 R27x 1971",
"holding": 221798074120003941,
"library": "Lamont Library (LAM)",
"location": "GEN",
"nonAvail": 0,
"status": "available",
"totalItems": 1
},
{
"callnumber": "ALB 7214.321.20",
"holding": 221798074080003941,
"library": "Widener Library (WID)",
"location": "Old Widener",
"nonAvail": 0,
"status": "available",
"totalItems": 1
}
]},
"mmsid": 990012528670203941,
"title": "Rabbit redux /"
}})
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