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** [http://www.worldcat.org Public WorldCat interface] is a beta Web interface available for free since August 2006. Only a few basic bibliographic fields per record are available via this interface and there is no Z39.50 access as of mid-2007. User-submitted reviews have been enabled.
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** [http://www.worldcat.org Public WorldCat interface] is a Web interface available for free since August 2006. Use the <nowiki>{{OCLC}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source in ISFDB note fields and within the ISFDB Wiki.
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**[http://www2.zblibrary.org/cgi-bin/Webscript.exe?zbpl.scr FirstSearch] is another Web interface to the WorldCat catalog and it shows all fields in each bibliographic record. FirstSearch access is provided to OCLC's subscribers, primarily libraries. Some subscribers have chosen to make it available on the Web for free, but there is no guarantee that it will remain available indefinitely.
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** [http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/ OCLC Fiction Finder] provides access to all fiction cataloged by OCLC, including shrunk cover scans when available.
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***Some fields of interest available through this interface (but not apparent through Worldcat):
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** [http://www.worldcat.org/genres/ WorldCat genres] lets users browse WorldCat data by genre, e.g. science fiction or cyberpunk.
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****Original Price (Under 'Vendor Info:' Without currency symbol) (This may be the price paid by the library from thier distributor. It may not be a publicly available price, and it may have been updated with later editions. Use when other sources are unavailable,  or as a confirming secondary source)
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** The [https://www.worldcat.org/affiliate/webservices/xisbn/app.jsp xISBN Web service] allows ''developers'' to submit an ISBN and retrieve a list of related ISBNs along with their basic bibliographic data.
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****LCCN (Under 'Standard No:')
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**[https://firstsearch.oclc.org/ OCLC FirstSearch] is another Web interface limited to subscribers.
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****Library of Congress and Dewey Classification (Under 'Class Descriptors:')
 
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** [http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/ OCLC Fiction Finder] (frequently off-line) provides access to all fiction cataloged by OCLC, including shrunk cover scans when available. There is an [http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/xisbn/ ISBN lookup page]. Use the <nowiki>{{OCLC}}</nowiki> template when referring to this source within the ISFDB Wiki.
 

Latest revision as of 10:13, 17 May 2018

    • Public WorldCat interface is a Web interface available for free since August 2006. Use the {{OCLC}} template when referring to this source in ISFDB note fields and within the ISFDB Wiki.
    • OCLC Fiction Finder provides access to all fiction cataloged by OCLC, including shrunk cover scans when available.
    • WorldCat genres lets users browse WorldCat data by genre, e.g. science fiction or cyberpunk.
    • The xISBN Web service allows developers to submit an ISBN and retrieve a list of related ISBNs along with their basic bibliographic data.
    • OCLC FirstSearch is another Web interface limited to subscribers.
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