NAME
WWW::Scraper::ISBN::LOC_Driver - Search driver for the Library of Congress' online catalog for book information
SYNOPSIS
See parent class documentation (WWW::Scraper::ISBN::Driver)
REQUIRES
Requires the following modules be installed:
DESCRIPTION
Searches for book information from the Library of Congress's online catalog. May be slower than most drivers, because it must first create a session and grab a session ID before perforiming a search. This payoff may be worth it, if the catalog is more comprehensive than others, but it may not. Use your best judgment.
METHODS
search()-
Starts a session, and then passes the appropriate form fields to the LOC's page. If a valid result is returned, the following fields are available via the book hash:
isbn (now returns isbn13) isbn10 isbn13 ean13 (industry name) title author edition volume dewey publisher pubdate binding (if known) pages (if known) height (if known) (in millimetres)
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
2004-2013 Andy Schamp, E<lt>andy@schamp.netE<gt>
2013-2014 Barbie, E<lt>barbie@cpan.orgE<gt>COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright 2004-2013 by Andy Schamp
Copyright 2013-2014 by Barbie
This distribution is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the Artistic Licence v2.