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Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

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by nulib · TypeScript

Agent integration with the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API

io.github.nulib/dc-api — MCP Server for Digital Collections API

This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server exposes Northwestern University Libraries’ Digital Collections API as tools for AI assistants. It provides capabilities for searching and browsing digitized library materials, including retrieval of metadata and IIIF manifests.

🛠️ Key Features

  • MCP server for the Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections API
  • Tools for searching works
  • Tools for browsing digitized library materials
  • Retrieval of metadata
  • Retrieval of IIIF manifests
  • Tool inventory: 8 tools

🚀 Use Cases

  • Find works in Northwestern University Libraries Digital Collections
  • Browse collections to discover digitized materials
  • Obtain metadata and IIIF manifests for downstream processing

⚡ Developer Benefits

  • Exposes Digital Collections functionality via MCP tools
  • Supports AI assistants that need metadata and IIIF manifest retrieval

⚠️ Limitations

  • Tool details beyond search are not included in the provided source excerpt