Basis of Idea
The idea for this site came from Seth Godin's blog post about "Stuck Systems".
Seth outlined 2 requirements:
- A bibliography based on looking up the data online
- Webpage that would allow the reader/teacher to see the books, their covers, links to Amazon or other online references.
ISBN?
What is an ISBN? - The International Standard Book Number, or ISBN (sometimes pronounced "is-ben"), is a unique identifier for books. (Wikipedia.org)
The Details
Getting the appropriate data to generate the citations was difficult as few databases have complete, or organized information, particularly the publisher location. If the location is unavailable, it will say "City".
The Future of Bibliographies
This website is the start of a new paradigm of citing sources. Printed list of sources will always be essential, but this website will become the supplement. Short, permanent, easy URLs will provide:
- Links to Google Books
- Links to Google seach results
- Links to reviews
- Links to similar books
- Book cover pictures
