Library Lookup Bookmarklet
Adapted from the work
of John
Udell
Please send comments about this page to Michael Shochet (mshochet@ubalt.edu)
Introduction:
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This page contains code instructions
for using the University of Maryland Library Lookup bookmarklet.
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What it does:
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If you find a book on the website
of a commercial bookseller, such as Amazon or BN.com, this bookmarklet
will allow you to automatically search the University of Maryland's
catalog to see if that book is in the library.
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Installing the bookmarklet:
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Important: Simply clicking on the link for the bookmarklet
will not work.
If you are using...
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Take this action
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IE Explorer
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Click and drag this link
to the "Links" toolbar on your
browser (or into the favorites/links folder):
UM Library Lookup
There should now be a link in your favorites/links folder
and/or in the links toolbar that reads "UM Library Lookup"
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Netscape/Mozilla
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Right click on the link below,
and select "Bookmark this link"
UM Library Lookup
There should now be a bookmark that reads "UM Library Lookup"
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Using the bookmarklet:
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- Search for a book on a bookseller's website.
- Click on the book you want, so that information about that
specific title is on the page.
- Click on the UM Library Lookup link in your browser's favorites/links
(IE) or bookmarks (Netscape) menu
- A new window should open with the results of a search for
this book in the UM Catalog
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How it works:
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On the sites of most online booksellers,
when you view the record for an individual book, the URL will contain
the ISBN number of that book. The bookmarklet looks for the
ISBN number in the URL and does an ISBN search in the University
of Maryland catalog. Sometimes, paperback and hardcover versions
of a book will have different ISBN numbers, so this lookup may miss
items in alternative formats. In general it is best to use
the hardcover version of a book if available.
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