Google Books API should have enough data for what is required, other
than maybe publication locatio
Here is an example of what you get from searching for a book ISBN
https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=isbn:9781409065586
There is also the Open Library API which provides almost the same data
http://openlibrary.org/api/books?bibkeys=ISBN:9781409065586&format=json&
jscmd=data
Kind Regards,
Amber
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REYNOLDS, Trevor
Sent: 01 August 2013 11:23
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Subject: Re: Visualising bibliographic data in a fun kind of way
Librarything for Libraries might be of interest
http://www.librarything.com/forlibraries
Trevor Reynolds, Registrar
English Heritage, 37 Tanner Row, York, YO1 6WP
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Danny [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 01 August 2013 10:42
To: REYNOLDS, Trevor
Subject: Visualising bibliographic data in a fun kind of way
Hi
I'm on the hunt for products/tools/toolsets that might help me visualise
bibliographic data in a fun-rather-than-academic kind of way, creating
different ways to browse and investigate a list of between 200-2,000
individual book titles.
In my dreams I'd like something that could use a list of ISBNs to pull
back a set of cover thumbnails which could then be thrown onto a map by
place of publication, a timeline by year of publication, or even
arranged by colour of the cover (I can dream).
It looks like the Google Books api can do pull back some of that kind of
data, but it also seems heavily biased towards directing people to
previews of the books (not necessarily something I'd want to do)
Any help by way of examples of things like this, APIs that might make
this doable, telling me I'm mad etc, much appreciated.
Thanks
Danny
Danny Birchall
Web Editor, Wellcome Collection
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, UK
Tele: +44 (0) 207 611 8894
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www.wellcomecollection.org
www.twitter.com/explorewellcome
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