Difference between revisions of "Template:Worldcat Access links"

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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.
** [http://fictionfinder.oclc.org/ OCLC Fiction Finder] (currently on hiatus) 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.
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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.
** [http://www.worldcat.org/genres/ WorldCat genres] - lets you browse WorldCat data by genre, e.g. science fiction
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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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** 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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**[https://firstsearch.oclc.org/ OCLC FirstSearch] is another Web interface limited to subscribers.

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.