We are pleased to be the first local library to offer direct URL links in WebPAC to the Amazon book database for English monographs. Our Systems, Reference and Cataloguing staff have been working closely together to develop a software for this special project.
In July 2002, more than 20,500 English monograph titles published from 1999 – 2002 have been matched against the holdings of Amazon, with a matching rate of 88%. More than 18,000 of these titles are now added with URL links to Amazon to offer all sorts of value-added information to users. The following links gives a sample bibliographical record with additional information from Amazon:
http://lnclib.ln.edu.hk/search/t?SEARCH=oxford+guide+to+style
Given such a successful experience, we are planning to extend the project
scope to cover our English monographs published in 1998 and before.
Please feel free to contact our Cataloguing Librarian, Mr. Patrick Lo (email:
patrickl@ln.edu.hk)
for details.
Patrick Lo
Cataloguing Librarian
Lingnan University Fong Sum Wood Library