Re: OCLC Search API with blank ISBN always returns The Social Network

From: Adam Traub <axttwc_at_nyob>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:15:38 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Ethan++

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From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ethan Gruber
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 4:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OCLC Search API with blank ISBN always returns The Social Network

Because Trent Reznor is the center of all things.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Brice Stacey <Brice.Stacey_at_umb.edu> wrote:

> When I query OCLC's Search API with a blank ISBN, I always get The 
> Social Network's soundtrack. Anyone want to take a guess at why that 
> is so? Here is the URL. You'll need to plug in your own wskey.
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> http://www.worldcat.org/webservices/catalog/content/isbn/?servicelevel
> =f
> ull&wskey=
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> I'm just surprised that it doesn't throw the usual "Record does not 
> exist" message.
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> Brice Stacey
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