You could do the same thing with the Worldcat API, if you're a member that
can get a wskey.

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Ford, Kevin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Following on Dave's recommendation, you could also use Google Books' Data
> API [1].  Search for the book, get a structured ATOM feed as a response,
> presume the first hit is your book, and then follow the ATOM feed link for
> that books' metadata.  It isn't going to be perfect; I'd be interested to
> know the end ratio of perfect versus missed matches.
>
> Good luck,
> Kevin
>
> [1]
> http://code.google.com/apis/books/docs/gdata/developers_guide_protocol.html
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave
> Caroline [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 5:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Any web services that can help sort out this for
> me.
>
> what definition of large list 10,100,1000,.....
>
> yes google
>
> copy title part "Progress in Smart Materials and Structures" paste in
> google box press return
>
> first hit for the first line has the isbn, or you could script it and
> use the Open Library API and get the isbn back possibly
>
> Dave Caroline
>
> On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 9:59 AM, David Kane <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi, I have large amounts of data like this:
> >
> > <yawn>
> > Reece, P. L., (2006), Progress in Smart Materials and Structures, Nova
> > Ghosh, S. K., (2008), Self-healing materials: fundamentals, design
> > strategies and applications, Wiley
> > A.Y.K. Chan, Biomedical Device Technology: Principles & Design,
> > Charles C. Thomas, 2008.
> > L.J. Street, Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology, CRC
> > Press, 2007.
> > </yawn>
> >
> > ... one book per line.
> >
> > they are not in any order.
> >
> > I am lazy.  So, is there a web service out there that I can throw this
> > stuff at to organise it for me and ideally find the ISBNs.
> >
> > Long shot, I know.
> >
> > But thanks,
> >
> > David.
> >
> >
> > --
> > David Kane
> > Systems Librarian
> > Waterford Institute of Technology
> > Ireland
> > http://library.wit.ie/
> > [log in to unmask]
> > T: ++353.51302838
> > M: ++353.876693212
> >
>



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Bill Dueber
Library Systems Programmer
University of Michigan Library