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Dear LM_NET ers HIT: Online Searchable Database for books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My question posted on 2nd Sept 2003 was :=20 "I'm looking for a website that has a database of published books that = can be searched online using a simple form by author, title or keyword. I = do not want to use a general search engine as it throws back too much irrelevant material." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I received over 20 responses in the following 24 hours ... solutions = offered included (summarised) : - Both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble have such a thing: = http://amazon.com http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ - Have you tried http://www.titlewave.com/ - Library of Congress http://lcweb.loc.gov - This may not be exactly what you're looking for http://isbn.nu/ - EBSCO has a database called NOVELIST that would give you the type of search you want. - Follett: http://www.flr.follett.com/login/ - I would suggest you try one of the big vendors, Baker & Taylor, = Follett, Mackin, or BIP which Ingram uses as its own database. Some public = libraries have subscriptions to BIP and will let patrons have access sometimes = from schools. =20 - Do you have access to WorldCat via OCLC's First Search? We have = access through our state database funding project. That is exactly what you = need - TeachingBooks.net is a good resources such as you describe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Many thanks for all of these suggestion .... I've already incorporated = some of the them in a webpage I'm writing in my site designed to support librarians in International Schools at http://www.shambles.net/librarian Any comments you can now offer to improve this particular page (content = - layout - bad links) would also be most welcome .. please remember 'under construction'.=20 Proving again .. people are more powerful than machines! Thanks Chris "It's out there somewhere - the trick is finding it"=20 http://www.shambles.net The Education Project Asia : Chris Smith csmith@iESF.net 207/39 Mooban Naifan, 3 Klongchonpratan Road, Muang Chiangmai 50100, Thailand Thailand mobile tel: 066 098 028 or if o'seas +66 66 098 028 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archive: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml LM_NET Select/EL-Announce: http://www.cuenet.com/archive/el-announce/ LM_NET Supporters: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ven.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-