@article {Wusteman:1 January 2006:1065-075X:5, author = "Wusteman, Judith", title = "Realising the potential of web services", journal = "OCLC Systems & Services", volume = "22", year = "1 January 2006", abstract = "<B>Purpose</B> - To highlight the potential of web services for libraries. <B>Design/methodology/approach</B> - A brief description of web services is followed by a discussion of the importance of web service standards and the role of initiatives to encourage the development and use of such standards in libraries. <B>Findings</B> - Web services offer many advantages to the library community, but the majority of these advantages will only be realised if web services are standardised. <B>Originality/value</B> - This paper is a call to the library community to prevent the proliferation of proprietary web services by supporting the development and use of standard web services.", pages = "5-9(5)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/mcb/164/2006/00000022/00000001/art00001" doi = "doi:10.1108/10650750610640739" }