Re: [IUG] ITsharing meeting idea for next IUG conference

["Robert F. Rapp" <rfrapp at mf dot lib dot wi dot us>]

As long as you are using WEBADDRESS links to Amazon that click through, 
I don't see why not.  The III example goes to a larger image, not to 
Amazon; the first hack changed this to go to Amazon instead, same as 
WEBADDRESS' "More Information" parameter.  So, I doubt Amazon even knows 
what you are asking ;-)

Rob

Zhou, Don wrote:

> I have a hack, but unless somebody can find out if it is perfectly ok
> with 
> Amazon, do not use it.  I have tried to contact Amazon, but got no
> reply, so we are not using it.  
>
> The hack:
> BIBIMAGE=http://images.amazon.com/images/P/%s.01.00TLZZZZ|i|http://your_
> library_catalog_address/search/i?%s
>
> What this does:
> A click on the image, instead of going to Amazon, will go to the full
> bib display from your catalog.  In other words, most patrons would
> expect that a click on the image displays the full bib, not the Amazon
> link, unless you have stated somewhere on your catalog site that the
> book cover goes to Amazon.  
>
>
> Note:  "01.00TLZZZZ"  determines the size of the image.
>
>
> Don Zhou
>
>  

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-Heinrich Heine

Robert F. Rapp
Information Technology Librarian
Menomonee Falls Public Library
rfrapp at mf dot lib dot wi dot us