WikiCite 2016/Proposals/Using WorldCat to create citations using either an ISBN or an OCN (OCLC Control Number)
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Proposal
[edit]Background
[edit]Creating citations is a pain -- the visual editor has a way to assist with creating citations using a DOI or URL: can we use ISBNs or OCNs (OCLC Control Numbers -- not all books that are published have an ISBN!) to take the pain out of creating citations using the OCLC APIs.
Aim
[edit]Take the pain out of creating citations for published works.
Questions
[edit]- Is there a WorldCat service to check whether an ISBN/OCN exists in WorldCat?
- Does it show Google Books links for those present in Google Books? If not, that's an excellent source that should not be missed
Demo
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Skills needed
[edit]Phabricator task
[edit]See also
[edit]Participants
[edit]- Merrilee
- Mvolz (WMF) (talk) (remotely participating)
- User:Mikeshowalter
IRC
[edit]#wikimedia-servicesconnect (Channel to talk about citoid and other services)