wms-item-availability v0.1.2

WMS Item Availability

Using an OCLC number, check the availability of an item at an institution.

Note: Though the Availability API does return bibliographic data, this module only returns information regarding the item's local availability: available, barcode, shelving location, call number, etc.

usage

npm install wms-item-availability

var WSKey = require('oclc-wskey')
var ItemAvailability = require('wms-item-availability')
var key = new WSKey('public_key', 'secret')
var instId = 128807
var avail = ItemAvailability(key, instId)

avail.query(123456, function (err, holdings) {
  if (err) throw err

  console.log(holdings.length)
})

var avail = new ItemAvailability(wskey, institutionId)

Requires a WSKey to be passed (used for creating an Authorization header). institutionId is your institution's OCLC numerical ID (the OCLC example ID is 128807).

avail.query(oclcNumber, callback)

Queries the institution for holdings of an item with the OCLC number. callback takes (error, holdings) as parameters, where holdings is an array of holding objects (see Availability fields below for keys).

Availability fields

from Availability API docs. Items in italic are not always returned ("not required" per the api). volumes and circulations are arrays.