OSBW Existing Software

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List of Existing Open Source Book Widget Software and Projects

Amazon Einzeltitellinks

Author

Dietmar Mitterer-Zublasing

Plugin homepage

[1]

Description

Includes book cover and link (option: with amazon partner id) to amazon in blog posting.

License

unknown

Amazon Book Picture

Author

Serhat Cinar

Plugin homepage

[2]

Description

Include a simple tag with a books asin or isbn in your posts which is replaced by an image of that book from amazon.


ISBN2WP

Author

Christian Hauschke

Plugin homepage

[3]

Description

The plugin grabs bibliographic data (Dublin Core) the Common Union Catalogue via SRU, adds a search link to GVK via SeeAlso (I currently use isbn2gso) and includes a OpenUrl COinS.

License

GNU GPL

Openbook Wordpress Plugin

Author

John Miedema

Plugin homepage

[4] [5]

Description

OpenBook WordPress Plugin inserts a book cover, title, author, and publisher in WordPress, like the example in this page, or like the example in the sidebar. It links to detailed book information in the data source, Open Library. OpenBook also links to the library record in WorldCat, and inserts COinS so that other applications like Zotero can pick up the book data. OpenBook is useful for book reviewers, book bloggers, library webmasters, anyone who to put book covers and other book data on their WordPress website.

License

Research Blogging and CrossRef

Author

CrossRef (?)

Plugin homepage

[6]

Description

Look up a reference at [7] and include DOI citation in blog posting.

License

GNU GPL