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It does seem like you can retrieve holdings (see "Offer resource" https://platform.worldcat.org/api-explorer/WorldCatDiscoveryAPI) but it's not clear whether you can sort them by state.
I know there is a product called "Greenglass" which is designed to help with weeding decisions, and makes use of OCLC holdings as one source of data. The company that makes it (Sustainable Collection Services) was recently purchased by OCLC (http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2015/201502dublin.en.html).
Benjamin Abrahamse
Cataloging Coordinator
Acquisitions and Discovery Enhancement
MIT Libraries
617-253-7137
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Subject: [MARCEDIT-L] [Off-topic] WorldCat/OCLC API question / query holding libraries
I've got an off-topic query. Is anyone on the list aware of how we may utilize the OCLC API for WorldCat to create a query form/engine that could determine the holding libraries for a particular title/volume? We are an Illinois library that wants to streamline a weeding workflow that determines whether a title may be the last copy in the state. It would be great if we could extract a list of OCLC numbers and run a query in OCLC to determine if we are the last holder. I recognize that this may miss identical volumes on other OCLC numbers, but it will be better than going item by item.
David B. Malone, MLIS, CA
Associate Professor
Buswell Memorial Library
Wheaton College
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