Saw library lookup generator the other day via The Jaldous Journal. For those who don’t know, I am the systems administrator for the County of Lennox and Addington public libraries, so this little applet really caught my eye.
First off, you need to save it in your link bar as a hyperlink. Then when you are on a page with an ISBN number, click your link on your toolbar and in a window will pop up the book in your library’s website, provided they have the book.
For example, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in our system is ISBN10 1551929783. When I click my applet I see our book in our library system. I can then login to my libraries system and place a hold on this book. Very handy as it will save you time not having to cut and paste.
The code for this bookmark applet for my library is
javascript:var%20re=/([\/-]|is[bs]n=)(\d{7,9}[\dX])/i;if(re.test(location.href)==true){var%20isbn=RegExp.$2;void(win=window.open(‘http://lennox.canlib.ca’+’/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5/?searchdata1=’+isbn,’LibraryLookup’,’scrollbars=1,resizable=1,location=1,width=575,height=500′))}