API – Ringgold Support

Confidentiality of Ringgold Data – FAQ

Who can access Ringgold data and what can be shared with third parties

Identify Database for Affiliations

Guide to using the database for self-affiliation

Identify Database Web Service

Technical specification for the API service

20.7.2017 Identify Database External Schema updated to include multies definition changes to include all of the hierarchy. Updated documents:
– Ringgold Identify Database External Schema 220

15.6.2017 New publisher Ringgold Types added: ‘academic/publisher’, ‘corporate/publisher’, ‘govt/publisher’, ‘other/learnedpublisher’, ‘other/publisher’; New library Ringgold Types added: ‘corporate/library’, ‘health/library’, ‘hospital/library’, ‘school/library’. Updated:
– Ringgold Types list
– Ringgold Identify Database Editorial Policy

4.4.2017 Ringgold Types ‘school’ and ‘school/special’ added; ‘academic/school’ and ‘academic/special’ retired. Updated:
– Ringgold Types list

22.3.2017 Identify Database Web Service technical spec updated
– Download

14.3.2017 Identify Database Delta External Schema added
– Download

13.2.2017 Identify Database policy update. The following metadata fields have been retired as they were not being used: Alt Names Type BN (Brand Name); Alt Url Type BS (Brand Site). Updated documents:
– Ringgold Identify Database External Schema 220
– Ringgold Identify Database Editorial Policy