WorldCat.org redirect ISBN to OCLC

By structuregeek Last update Jul 18, 2009 — Installed 53 times.


Script Summary: Redirect from a WorldCat ISBN page to the OCLC page.

Unfortunately, this userscript is now obsolete.

With WorldCat's increased emphasis on an API, it is no longer possible to use straightforward, hackable identifier-based URIs such as http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/9780060817084 or http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58431841 without having them automatically redirect to a new (and absurdly long) canonical URI such as http://www.worldcat.org/title/marley-me-life-and-love-with-the-worlds-worst-dog/oclc/58431841.

(I understand why this was done, but I don't have to like it.)