Re: Integrating Google Book Search content into OPACs

From: Bill Jordan <bjordan_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2008 16:21:12 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Hilary,

On Wed, 14 May 2008 at 16:41, Kraus, Hilary wrote:
> As we determine how best to implement this feature for our users, we're
> looking for examples of OPACs that have added buttons or links for the
> Google content; if those OPACs also have links to content from
> additional providers, so much the better.

worldcat.org does that now with links to google books and to amazon.  see
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/777896&referer=brief_results for an example.

worldcat local has a slightly different presentation (and we don't have
the amazon links turned on) -- see
http://uwashington.worldcat.org/oclc/777896&referer=brief_results

worldcat local inherits this functionality from the worldcat.org platform.
we didn't have to do anything -- when it was implemented for
worldcat.org, it showed up for our worldcat local instance as well.

--Bill

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