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That's easy. Just build a LibX edition, configure Worldcat as a catalog, and hit "make live". It took me all of 60 seconds to build this. It can be download from here: http://libx.org/editions/download.php?edition=6B89FDBE A version for IE can be downloaded from: http://libx.org/editions/libxtestedition.php?edition=6B89FDBE.1 It supports cues that link to Worldcat on selected pages, autolinking of ISBNs, and allows the user to search Worldcat via the right-click context menu. - Godmar On 9/26/07, K.G. Schneider <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Originally posted elsewhere. Despite the direction of my original > request, I'm getting such good developer-level responses to this > question that I'm reposting to code4lib to say if you are doing > something interesting, I'm interested. > > Karen G. Schneider > > On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:13:32 -0400, "K.G. Schneider" > <[log in to unmask]> said: > > For a report I'm writing, I'm hunting around for interesting and > > successful uses of end-user-oriented WorldCat affiliate tools and search > > extensions (or interesting and UNsuccessful deployments...), such as: > > > > * WorldCat Search Box. Creates a WorldCat search box on home pages, > > blogs, and other websites; available preconfigured in two sizes, but (I > > think) can be tweaked for other configurations. Requires (free) WorldCat > > registration. > > > > * WorldCat links with embedded search terms. OCLC provides syntaxes for > > deeplinking to WorldCat results, suitable for embedding in courseware, > > etc. > > > > * Other things: a Firefox browser search extension and a Yahoo! toolbar > > for Internet Explorer that allow WorldCat searches from browser > > toolbars, and a Google toolbar for either Internet Explorer or Firefox > > that links directly to WorldCat results when it detects ISBNs on web > > pages. > > > > (Interesting uses of xISBN, WorldCat registry search/detail, or the > > OpenURL Gateway also welcome, but not as central.) > > > > I see some of these tools on various library websites, and use a couple > > of them myself, but I'm looking more carefully for the benefits/payback > > of these tools beyond "yup, it's on our website" or "I use it myself." > > > > Writing under the umbrella of biblio-officialdom I am -- > > > > Karen G. Schneider > > Research & Development > > College Center for Library Automation > > http://www.cclaflorida.org > > Voice: 850-922-3159 > > AIM/Email: [log in to unmask] > > _______________________________________________ > > Web4lib mailing list > > [log in to unmask] > > http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/ >