Re: Link to imdb Internet Movie Database

From: Andrew Gray <shimgray_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:43:05 +0000
To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
On 08/11/2007, Kevin Kierans <kevink_at_tnrdlib.bc.ca> wrote:

> Does anyone link to this for enhanced content (a la Syndetics
> or ContentCafe)?
>
> I'm just looking for problems that might occur, or ?
>
> It seems like a good idea, and fairly easy (put the
> title URL in the 856 tag)
>
> http://www.loc.gov/marc/856guide.html
>
> Here's a sample IMDB URL that leads directly to a title:
> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453453/
>
> but it seems too easy...
>
> Any thoughts, tips, warnings?....

Seems a pretty good idea for films, especially if you don't index
things like rating or genre. (We're about to do a large DVD
acquisition spree - I might well recommend we catalogue in IMDB links,
now you mention it!)

IMDB is a well-established site, and is certainly the best out there
for its subject. It's fairly comprehensive; I don't think you need to
worry about the content you'll be linking out to.

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- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray_at_dunelm.org.uk
Received on Thu Nov 08 2007 - 13:56:33 EST