The potential of web components for libraries

What is it about?

This case study highlights the potential of web components for libraries. Increasingly, web components are being used within library web development, but there is scope for much greater use of this technology to the advantage of those libraries involved. This paper introduces a working example web component that reimplements an OCLC WorldCat search widget. By exploring this example, the paper explains the functioning of web components and the potential advantages of web components for library web development.

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