gbip

globalbooksinprint.com is a leading source of bibliographic data. Most clients access the database via the web interface, however there is a TCP socket based API available apon request.

This library is a small convenience layer for querying the API and viewing the results in an object tree.

= Installation

gem install gbip

= Usage

require 'gbip'

gbip = GBIP::POS.new("username", "password") puts gbip.find(:first, "0732282721").inspect puts gbip.find(:first, "0732282721").to_yaml

= Disclaimer

I am in no way affiliated with Bowker, the operators of globalbooksinprint.com. Please contact them with questions about the service and how to obtain an account.

= Contact

Questions, comments and patches welcome. jimmy at deefa dot com