Web Book Search Scripts 1.9

Handy Library Web Search Scripts, v1.9

Our automated cataloging system uses web search engines to retrieve book data. Users with up-to-date support are allowed to use this feature. If the web search engine changes, we must modify the script files included with the software. Once in a while, we add new scripts.

Version 1.9 (December, 05, 2022)

In the latest version we retrieve more information.

Amazon-Web: improved, we retrieve more information: subjects, three first letters of the last name
Openlibrary: script updated and improved, we retrieve more information: subtitle, subjects (general, places, people, time), three first letters of the last name
Library Of Congress: improved, we retrieve more information: subjects
GoogleBooks: improved, we retrieve more information: co-authors
WorldCat: We do not support the WorldCat search. In August/September 2022, the WorldCat book search did a significant update of the book search and the display of the search results. WorldCat does not support the direct ISBN link we used in our search procedure. They also block or make it difficult to retrieve data. Please get in touch with us if you still would like to use WorldCat.

Version History:

Version 1.8 January, 2022: includes modified scripts for Amazon web pages. There are new scripts: ISBN-Book/Amazon-Web, ASIN-Book/Amazon-ASIN, ASIN-DVD/Amazon-ASIN-DVD. With up-to-date support, you can use new scripts in Handy Library Manager version 2.9, 3.x.

Version 1.7, July, 2020: includes modified script for Library or Congress, modified script for Amazon.

Version 1.5, April, 2019: includes 3 new search scripts: search book information in GoogleBooks (ISBN), WorldCat (ISBN), WorldCat (OCLC); plus new search options.

Version 1.4, March, 2019: includes new openlibrary search (auto cataloging by ISBN).

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