Deschutes Public Library Beta-tests Product for Google

Fri, 04/04/2008 - 13:31 — Anonymous Patron (not verified)

Deschutes Public Library is excited to announce the availability of book previews from Google in the online catalog. DPL was one of two public libraries invited by Google to test their new interface for linking to previews, and sometimes the full text, of books at Google Book Search. This resource is now available in the Deschutes Public Library’s online catalog.

From the Google announcement:
"As an example of the API in use, check out the Deschutes Public Library in Oregon, which has added a link to "Preview this book at Google" next to the listings in their library catalog. This enables Deschutes readers to preview a book immediately via Google Book Search so that they can then make a better decision about whether they'd like to buy the book, borrow it from a library or whether this book wasn't really the book they were looking for."
Links to sample books below...

Some example entries include:
The Beach House - James Patterson & Peter de Jonge http://catalog.dpls.lib.or.us/record=b1261051

Ajax Hacks - Bruce Perry http://catalog.dpls.lib.or.us/record=b1214091

Curious George and the Pizza - edited by Marget Rey and Alan J. Shalleck http://catalog.dpls.lib.or.us/record=b1022758

The Iliad - Homer; translated by Robert Fagles; introduction and notes
by Bernard Knox http://catalog.dpls.lib.or.us/record=b1100642