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From: Carol Rozendo <caroli...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 16:01:52 -0200
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Well, I guess one could do the massive work only once to feed a database,
then use this db instead of the API to build the given application and only
update it from time to time, if needed. Too much of a hassle? =P

Carol


On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Raymond Yee <raymond....@gmail.com> wrote:

>  I think a key question is whether cnaut is looking for a huge amount of
> data that can be easily loaded into his/her database.  Querying an API for
> lots of data takes a lot of time, although that data might be fresher.
>
> -Raymond
>
>
> On 12/6/10 11:47 AM, Carol Rozendo wrote:
>
> Doesn't Google Books API work for your needs?
>
>  http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/books/docs/js/devguide.html
>
>  Carol
>
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:12 AM, cnaut <cpn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to get a large amount of basic data about
>> publications (title, publisher, isbn/issn) that is very accurate? I
>> have been  researching a couple of sources but I haven't been able to
>> find anything that satisfies my needs. I am looking for something that
>> is pretty exhaustive.
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Well, I guess one could do the massive work only once to feed a database, t=
hen use this db instead of the API to build the given application and only =
update it from time to time, if needed. Too much of a hassle? =3DP<div><br>

</div><div>Carol</div><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 6=
, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Raymond Yee <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:raym=
ond....@gmail.com">raymond....@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquo=
te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so=
lid;padding-left:1ex;">



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    I think a key question is whether cnaut is looking for a huge amount
    of data that can be easily loaded into his/her database.=A0 Querying
    an API for lots of data takes a lot of time, although that data
    might be fresher.<br><font color=3D"#888888">
    <br>
    -Raymond</font><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
    <br>
    On 12/6/10 11:47 AM, Carol Rozendo wrote:
    </div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"=
>Doesn&#39;t Google Books API work for your needs?
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div><a href=3D"http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/books/docs/js/dev=
guide.html" target=3D"_blank">http://code.google.com/intl/en/apis/books/doc=
s/js/devguide.html</a></div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Carol</div>
      <br>
      <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:12 AM, cnaut <spa=
n dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cpn...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">cpn=
5...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span>
        wrote:<br>
        <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">Is there any wa=
y to get a large amount of
          basic data about<br>
          publications (title, publisher, isbn/issn) that is very
          accurate? I<br>
          have been =A0researching a couple of sources but I haven&#39;t be=
en
          able to<br>
          find anything that satisfies my needs. I am looking for
          something that<br>
          is pretty exhaustive.<br>
          <font color=3D"#888888"><br>
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