Timeline for Do books need a URL when cited?
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| Mar 15, 2016 at 9:59 | comment | added | Yet Another Geek | @FedericoPoloni There is WorldCat which is enough in many cases. | |
| Mar 15, 2016 at 7:31 | comment | added | Federico Poloni |
Too bad there isn't a ISBN resolver like dx.doi.org...
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| Mar 14, 2016 at 17:11 | comment | added | Andrew is gone | For unique identification & tracking a print copy, you're right that an ISBN is usually all that's needed. But the other links may have content value as opposed to simply identification value - eg if I was citing something like ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781316161012 I'd want to always include the DOI as well as the ISBN, simply because it makes it much more accessible. | |
| Mar 14, 2016 at 16:56 | vote | accept | user1170330 | ||
| Mar 14, 2016 at 16:55 | history | edited | o-0 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 14, 2016 at 16:53 | comment | added | o-0 | @Andrew Good point on Amazon's links, will add it to the answer, thanks. Is there any book without an ISBN number? As long as there is an ISBN number I don't think URL is that much important as the author uniquely identifies the book. Am I wrong on this? | |
| Mar 14, 2016 at 16:48 | comment | added | Andrew is gone | Agree with the basic principle. That said, the URLs mentioned are pretty useless - the Amazon one even contains an affiliate referrer ID code! - but it might be worth quickly checking before deleting them all, in case some are legitimately useful URLs (eg a book which is fully available online as well as in print). | |
| Mar 14, 2016 at 16:39 | history | answered | o-0 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |