[WEB4LIB] We need an Internet Literary Database

[Jeff]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000, Hanan Cohen wrote:

[...]
> The web needs an Internet Literary Database, similar to the Internet
> Movie Database, so we can link to books without looking like we're
> trying to sell you something.

The irony bere being that IMDB is run by Amazon.com.

I do believe someone pointed out a site/service the other day that allowed
you to link to it with an ISBN as an argument, and that site would then
redirect you (based upon previously set preferences ala cookie) to
any one of a number of reference sites and/or booksellers.

http://www.linkbaton.com/ 

Currently, the only options for LinkBaton linking to books appear to be
commercial, mainly online booksellers.

There are many possibilities if you toss Library of Congress, Z39.50,
local web-based catalogs, and a few others into the mix.

I do believe linkbaton is open source, or soon to be. Unable to find any
reference to it on the site.

-jeff

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Jeff Godin
Network Specialist
Traverse Area District Library / Traverse Community Network
jeff at tcnet.org - 231/932-8546 voice