On 15-Nov-2011, at 4:30 AM, Steven Espinoza wrote:
> Hellooooo out therrrrre. J
>
> AFAICT there is no archive of this list that I can search…so I have no choice
> but to ask a few questions here.
You can search the mail archive from:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
> I am in dire need of basic information.
> I have read on the Internet Archive’s Open Library website that there are
> well over 20 million records available.
>
> I have been told, but cannot confirm, that there are about 100,000 records
> that include links to full-text. Can anyone confirm or update me on that
> number?
No, there are over one million records that include full-text.
> I have been told that there is a way to download the 100,000 plus records
> using an API. Is this true or do I need to do a bulk download?
> If bulk download, which file (Editions, Works, etc. ) do I need?
I suggest using the bulk download. You can download all the edition records in
bulk from:
http://openlibrary.org/data/ol_dump_editions_latest.txt.gz
All the edition records with full-text will have a field called ocaid, which is
the InternetArchive identifier for the full-text.
You can also use the OL Books API if you are planning to use this info to link
to full-text from any website.
http://openlibrary.org/dev/docs/api/books
> Please be forewarned that if you are kind enough to answer the questions
> above, I will very likely ask a few more questions.
You are welcome!
Anand
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