If it's only in the hundreds, why not just look them up in Worldcat via
their basic search API and pull the ISBNs from the xISBN service? That's
quickly scripted.

 - Godmar

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Cab Vinton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have a list of several hundred book titles & corresponding authors,
> comprising our State Library's book group titles, & am looking for
> ways of putting these titles online in a way that would be useful to
> librarians & patrons. Something along the lines of a LibraryThing
> collection or Amazon wishlist.
>
> Without ISBNs, however, the process could be very labor-intensive.
>
> Any suggestions for how we could handle this as part of a batch process?
>
> I realize that different manifestations of the same work will have
> different ISBNs, so we'd be seeking any work in print format, ideally
> the most commonly held.
>
> The only thought I've had is to do a Z39.50 search using the author &
> title Bib-1 attributes EG @and @attr 1=4 mansfield @attr 1=1003
> austen.
>
> Thanks for your thoughts,
>
> Cab Vinton, Director
> Sanbornton Public Library
> Sanbornton, NH
>