I'd be concerned about bumping into limits or getting throttled using APIs
mentioned so far. I'd be inclined to go for a mass data download, match as
much as I could, and then if there's still more than would be appropriate
for an API approach, throw fielded searches across a number of library
catalogs since some of them can spit out pretty easy to parse results.

BTW, what is the source of the data? That could point to the best way to get
what you want.

kyle

On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 1:59 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.
>
>
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