The author of Business::ISBN is looking for a grant from the Perl
foundation to update the module to work with 13 digit ISBNs.
Business::ISBN is an essential tool for working with ISBNs. If you
use the module brian would appreciate it if you could send him a note
about how you are using it. Any testimonials will assist him
in obtaining the grant. brian d foy can be reached at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
A draft of his grant proposal is below.
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DRAFT GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE PERL FOUNDATION
November 23, 2004
Name
brian d foy
Email
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Synopsis
Update Business::ISBN for the 13-digit ISBN format and
Amazon.com web services and WorldCat
Benefits to the Perl Community
I wrote the Business::ISBN module in XXXX, and since then it
has become a staple for programmers working in the book
business, including publishers, retailers, and librarians. I
worked in the US and only programmed the 10 digit stuff that
I needed.
The ISBN Agency (www.isbn.org) has recently announced that
the 13 digit ISBN should become the standard for US
publishers (instead of the 10 digit version currently in
use) so they match the rest of the world. The current
version of Business::ISBN does not support this.
Many users of Business::ISBN have said they would like to
integrate other ISBN tasks, such as Amazon.com and
WorldCat lookups.
http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/default.htm
http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=3435361
Deliverables
The namespace will change from Business:: to Biblio::.
I will deliver Biblio::ISBN 1.0 which will treat 10
digit (legacy) and 13 digit ISBNs on equal footing. I
will update Biblio::ISBN::Data for the latest list of
country and publisher codes.
Additionally, I will add methods to integrate
Business::ISBN with Amazon.com web services and WorldCat
so an ISBN object can lookup book information from these
sources.
Project Schedule
This project can start in December, and should take two
to three weeks to research, code, test, and upload.
Bio
I'm the original author of Business::ISBN.
Amount requested
$1000
