[WEB4LIB] Searchable database of Marc records of CD's and recordings, with table of contents?

Dan Ream dream at vcu.edu
Thu Sep 27 16:04:07 EDT 2001


Don-

This sounds like maybe http://cddb.com which interacts with Winamp software to
give playlists when you insert a Cd into your computer.

--Dan Ream
   Head of Education & Outreach Services
   Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
    Richmond, Virginia

Don Hamilton wrote:

> Somewhere (maybe in my dreams?) I have seen a program which could identify a
> CD using  some stuff internal to the cd (like maybe contents of the index
> track, or something) and a connection to a database somewhere. It runs in my
> less than perfect mind that I was working with SGI hardware at the time, and
> it came with the IRIX software, but I'll be darned if I can remember any
> more than that.
>
> Anyone have a clue what I'm thinking of?
>
> I'd like to be able to grab cataloguing copy for CD's just by inserting the
> CD... what have I been smoking????
>
> Don Hamilton: Systems by Training; Cybrarian by Osmosis
> Wilfrid Laurier University Library
> 75 University Ave, West, Waterloo, Ontario



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