majiayu000 Source Research
Search the Source Library collection of translated historical texts and retrieve quotes with citations.
When to Use
- "What did Drebbel write about..."
- "Find quotes about quintessence"
- "What do historical sources say about..."
- "Cite primary sources for..."
API Endpoints
Search
curl -s "https://sourcelibrary.org/api/search?q=QUERY"
Options: language=Latin, has_doi=true, limit=10
Get Quote
curl -s "https://sourcelibrary.org/api/books/BOOK_ID/quote?page=N"
Returns translation, original text, and citation.
Get Book
curl -s "https://sourcelibrary.org/api/books/BOOK_ID"
Workflow
- Search for the topic
- Note book IDs and page numbers from results
- Get full quotes from relevant pages
- Present findings with inline citations
Example
# Search
curl -s "https://sourcelibrary.org/api/search?q=quintessence&limit=5"
# Get quote
curl -s "https://sourcelibrary.org/api/books/6836f8ee811c8ab472a49e36/quote?page=57"
Citing
Use the citation.inline from the response:
"The Fifth Essence, red like a ruby, is immutable." (Drebbel 1628, p. 57)