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77This is an open online book containing short scholarly API code examples (i.e., "recipes")
8- that demonstrate how to work with various scholarly web service APIs. It is part of the
9- University of Alabama Libraries efforts to support `Research Data Services `_.
8+ that demonstrate how to work with various scholarly web service APIs. It is part of the University of
9+ Alabama Libraries efforts to support `Research Data Services `_.
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1111.. _Research Data Services : https://guides.lib.ua.edu/ResearchDataServices
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3636 In general, scholarly APIs are designed for the collection of small to medium
3737 sized datasets; that is, in the range of 100s or maybe a few thousand queries at most
38- (various with API). If you need large bulk datasets, an API is likely not the method to use,
39- and there may be bulk data downloads available from the database instead.
38+ (various with API). If you need large bulk datasets, an API is likely not the method to use, and
39+ there may be bulk data downloads available from the database instead.
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41- If you decide that your use-case is appropriate for a scholarly API (or similar web service),
42- here are a few good general practices to follow when working with any web API:
41+ If you decide that your use-case is appropriate for a scholarly API (or similar web service), here are a few good general practices
42+ to follow when working with any web API:
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44441. Read the API documentation and usage guidelines before starting.
45452. Start with testing the behavior of the API using a single programmatic API request (i.e., not in a loop).
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