Opened 8 years ago

Last modified 5 years ago

#1268 accepted enhancement

thomas.loc.gov translator

Reported by: ahoward Owned by: ajlyon
Priority: major Milestone:
Component: translators Version:
Keywords: Cc: fbennett

Description

Create a translator for ​http://thomas.loc.gov, the library of congress portal for congressional acts/bills/etc.

Search results pages max out at 1000 items, so it may only make sense for individual bills.

Change History (2)

comment:1 Changed 5 years ago by ajlyon

Just as the IMDb translator uses an external API, I think this would be well-served by building off of the NYTimes Congress API: ​http://developer.nytimes.com/docs/congress_api

Despite being a major LoC project, the THOMAS site is fairly metadata-poor.

comment:2 Changed 5 years ago by ajlyon

  • Cc fbennett added
  • Owner changed from mcburton to ajlyon
  • Status changed from new to accepted

I'm willing to take this on, but I might need some help making sure I use the fields in Zotero correctly. CC'ing our local legal scholar so he can answer questions that might arise.

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