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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 > > > -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library