Library Cataloging
ISBN Service
LibraryThing has a new API, one that corrects ISBNs and returns both a 10 and 13 digit ISBN. Very Restful. Just send an ISBN to http://www.librarything.com/isbncheck.php?isbn= and it will:
Give it any old ISBN and it does the math to return the ISBN10 and ISBN13 forms, if both exist.It removes dashes and other junk.It transparently fixes missing initial zeroes. This is a common problem with data from Excel files, which turn 0765344629 into 765344629.If the ISBN isn't valid and can't be easily fixed, it returns an error.
They ask not to send more than 10 requests per
minute second.
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Isbn Converter
Convert ISBNs between 10 and 13 digit formats using this tool. It is only valid until the time when prefixes other than 978 will be used.Is anyone considering converting all their 10 digit ISBNs to 13? Without the identifying ISBN prefix they would have...
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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...
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Isbn
Some interesting work being based on the ISBN (soon to be EAN). The isbnsearch project isA distributed search portal of common sources of ISBN numbers, with permanent caching of results. To provide a open-source free interface for ISBN retrieval using...
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Isbn
Sometimes it is useful to verify an ISBN. Some online verifiers are:ISBN (Bookland EAN) Online Bar Code Symbol Generator gives a barcode as well as providing a check digit, or verifying that the ISBN is correct. The program may be downloaded or used online.The...
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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...
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