Library Cataloging
If you are a small library, school, church, non-profit and can't afford OCLC there are now some resources on the Web to help cut down on original cataloging. Open WorldCat and isbn.nu both contain bibliographic information and a large number of records. To search isbn.nu just drop the ISBN after isbn.nu/ to search Open WorldCat drop the ISBN on the end of worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/You won't get MARC records and don't' forget copyright, but these can be places to get started. Also you might be pleasantly surprised at the cost of CatExpress, if you have not priced OCLC services recently.
Cataloging
- Xisbn And Isbn-13
Thom Hickey has some xISBN news. He mentions how it will handle ISBN-13 requests. It will convert them to the older format and then search. The ISBN change will impact plenty of services outside our catalogs aside from the xISBN service, Z39.50 for instance....
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Isbn
The Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory provides search by city, ISBN prefix, postal code, publisher or keyword. It returns the name, address, other names ISBN prefix, and other names. Could be a very useful resource when tracking down a Canadian...
- Isbn
The Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN page covers many questions, including:Why is the ISBN being changed?How is it that a 10-digit ISBN system can run out of numbers?What are the changes to the ISBN system?How does this change to a...
Library Cataloging
Cataloging Resources on the Web
If you are a small library, school, church, non-profit and can't afford OCLC there are now some resources on the Web to help cut down on original cataloging. Open WorldCat and isbn.nu both contain bibliographic information and a large number of records. To search isbn.nu just drop the ISBN after isbn.nu/ to search Open WorldCat drop the ISBN on the end of worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/isbn/You won't get MARC records and don't' forget copyright, but these can be places to get started. Also you might be pleasantly surprised at the cost of CatExpress, if you have not priced OCLC services recently.
Cataloging
- Xisbn And Isbn-13
Thom Hickey has some xISBN news. He mentions how it will handle ISBN-13 requests. It will convert them to the older format and then search. The ISBN change will impact plenty of services outside our catalogs aside from the xISBN service, Z39.50 for instance....
- Isbn Tool
The ISBN Links Generator will generate various links keyed by an ISBN. The list of links includes:Google "Look Inside"Amazon "Search Inside"Amazon.co.uk sales page (with affiliate code)Amazon Web Service Item InfoOU Library catalogue lookupOCLC Audience...
- Isbn Tool
On oss4lib the ISBN tool ISBN.pm was noted. This is a versatile tool able to perform these tasks:convert($isbn) Takes a 10 digit ISBN and returns the 13 digit equivalent. Does not perform any error checking or validation.gettype($isbn) Takes a string...
- Isbn
The Canadian ISBN Publishers' Directory provides search by city, ISBN prefix, postal code, publisher or keyword. It returns the name, address, other names ISBN prefix, and other names. Could be a very useful resource when tracking down a Canadian...
- Isbn
The Frequently Asked Questions about changes to the ISBN page covers many questions, including:Why is the ISBN being changed?How is it that a 10-digit ISBN system can run out of numbers?What are the changes to the ISBN system?How does this change to a...