leading zeros on OCLC numbers and Google book search

From: Jimmy Ghaphery <jghapher_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:27:59 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
NGC4LIB,

We have noticed an issue with using the Google API for older items where 
we have leading zeros in the OCLC number.

For example with the leading zero, no result found:
http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=OCLC07913025

Take out the zero:
http://books.google.com/books/feeds/volumes?q=OCLC7913025

What is the collective take on this? Does this seem like a reasonable 
accommodation that Google should make (ideally at someone's request with 
more juice than me, hint OCLC)? Or should I scurry about and make 
changes locally?

-Jimmy

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Jimmy Ghaphery
Head, Library Information Systems
VCU Libraries
http://www.library.vcu.edu
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Received on Wed Jul 22 2009 - 14:31:42 EDT