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| May 08, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Incisive Media, published with the permission of Incisive Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kim Thomas

Ann Arbor goes AALL out on Google lookup

Kim Thomas

Edward Vielmetti, a research associate at the University of Michigan, is trail-blazing the integration of Google Book Search and electronic library catalogues. Code developed by Vielmetti enables searchers in Ann Arbor, Michigan to see if the titles they require are held by the university or local libraries.

Vielmetti was able to develop Google Books Ann Arbor Library Lookup (AALL) by adapting existing code from InfoWorld lead analyst Jon Udell, and using the Firefox browser plug-in Greasemonkey.

Vielmetti has so far created two versions of Google Books AALL -- for the Arbor District Library and for the University of Michigan library. He developed the plug-in without the help or permission of Google, but said it had shown an interest in the work.

He said the tool could be easily adapted by information professionals with a copy of the Amazon Library Lookup, a tool that enables users to view library collections when browsing on Amazon. "There are hundreds of ...

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