Re: [CODE4LIB] Journal cover source?
We use this from Bowker: http://images.bowker.com/cgi-bin/ulr_cover.pl?issn=03468755 it will return transparent one pixel image (as amazon does) when no picture is found. Not a clean API and not a lot of coverage Peter Drs. P.J.C. van Boheemen Hoofd Applicatieontwikkeling en beheer - Bibliotheek Wageningen UR Head of Application Development and Management - Wageningen University and Research Library tel. +31 317 48 25 17 http://library.wur.nl <http://library.wur.nl/> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail Van: Code for Libraries namens Bob Duncan Verzonden: di 18-3-2008 22:17 Aan: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Onderwerp: Re: [CODE4LIB] Journal cover source? At 04:27 PM 03/18/2008, Jonathan wrote: >This is something some of us have been wanting for a while too. I don't >know of any API source (I wonder if Bowker's soon-to-be Books In Print >API, which I've been told has cover images, will have that? I'm still >trying to figure out, in communication with Bowker, what their cost >model is going to be for this service). > >Ulrich's Periodicals Directory does have many journal cover images, but >doesn't have any API to access them Ulrich's does use a predictable URL as the value of the img src attribute; it returns a cover image when one is available and nothing when one is not: http://ulrichsweb2.serialssolutions.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /> Example: http://ulrichsweb2.serialssolutions.com/cgi-bin/url_cover.pl?issn=01612492"; /> I'm not sure if the links work sans an Ulrich's/SS subscription, nor what the ethics are of using something like this (subscription or not), but Bob Duncan ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~ Robert E. Duncan Systems Librarian Editor of IT Communications Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.library.lafayette.edu/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Journal cover source?
At 04:27 PM 03/18/2008, Jonathan wrote: This is something some of us have been wanting for a while too. I don't know of any API source (I wonder if Bowker's soon-to-be Books In Print API, which I've been told has cover images, will have that? I'm still trying to figure out, in communication with Bowker, what their cost model is going to be for this service). Ulrich's Periodicals Directory does have many journal cover images, but doesn't have any API to access them Ulrich's does use a predictable URL as the value of the img src attribute; it returns a cover image when one is available and nothing when one is not: http://ulrichsweb2.serialssolutions.com/cgi-bin/[EMAIL PROTECTED]" /> Example: http://ulrichsweb2.serialssolutions.com/cgi-bin/url_cover.pl?issn=01612492"; /> I'm not sure if the links work sans an Ulrich's/SS subscription, nor what the ethics are of using something like this (subscription or not), but Bob Duncan ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~ Robert E. Duncan Systems Librarian Editor of IT Communications Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.library.lafayette.edu/
[CODE4LIB] Journal cover source?
This is something some of us have been wanting for a while too. I don't know of any API source (I wonder if Bowker's soon-to-be Books In Print API, which I've been told has cover images, will have that? I'm still trying to figure out, in communication with Bowker, what their cost model is going to be for this service). Ulrich's Periodicals Directory does have many journal cover images, but doesn't have any API to access them. A screen scraper could potentially be written if you have an Ulrich's license. Hmm, now I'm adding that to my Umlaut wishlist. Jonathan Bin Zhang wrote: This is a little off-topic, but does anyone know if journal covers are available anywhere, similar to books covers that are provided by Google and Amazon? Thanks --- Bin Zhang, Digital Information Services Librarian Library Systems & Information Technology Services California State University, Sacramento 2000 State University Drive, East, Sacramento, CA 95819-6039 +1 916 278-5664 (office); +1 916 278-3891 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Beccaria Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:57 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Free covers from Google If you can find a public email address anywhere or comment form, let us know. You can send a response to them here: http://www.google.com/support/librariancenter/bin/request.py The form seems to be for librarians so maybe they'll understand the issue and talk to people who may be able to make a change. Mike Beccaria Systems Librarian Head of Digital Initiatives Paul Smith's College 518.327.6376 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu
