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[bryant]

There is some desire for a Jon Udell-esque library bookmarklet for Harvard's Hollis Catalog. A little bit of research, and there you go. It's not perfect, since Hollis doesn't seem to use ISBNs as the primary index, but the first book listed on the results page will be the book you're looking for if it's in the catalog.

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I hadn't seen the LibraryLookup stuff before

[dtm]

And I've now got a bookmarklet for our local public library in my browser toolbar, and have discovered that it just lets me know instantly that our local library has nothing I want. Maybe I need less expensive tastes.

And there's a very good reason no serious library uses ISBN's as a primary key - they aren't unique across books by any stretch of the imagination. Sure, they work "well enough" if you concern yourself only with books currently in print from a major publisher, but libraries understandably have broader concerns.

Re: I hadn't seen the LibraryLookup stuff before

[bryant]

Indeed. Primary index is a dumb way to put it.

However, I invite you to consider the bookmark, consider what other library bookmarks can do, and consider what functionality I might want in Hollis that I don't get.

You might also look into library loans. Your local library can probably get what you want.