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InfoSoup Library Lookup Greasemonkey scripts for Firefox
The Greasemonkey scripts on this page are for use with Firefox only. (Greasemonkey
is a Firefox extension which allows you to install user scripts to any web page
to change its behavior.)
When you are searching for titles in Amazon.com,
the scripts will add information to Amazon items that will link you directly
to the same item in InfoSoup. You will be told if an item is available, due back
or not found in the catalog. When you click on the link, you will go directly
to that item in the catalog where you can then place a hold if it isn't available.
Here is an example of how the links will look in Amazon:
NOTE: The Library Lookup script is really cool, but even cool things have
their limitations. Here are a couple you'll want to be aware of:
- The Library Lookup script matches titles by ISBN, not by keyword or
author/title searching. If you find that an item in Amazon is showing "not available
in InfoSoup," it only means that that particular edition found in Amazon isn't
available. It's still a good idea to search InfoSoup to see if another edition
might be available for checkout.
- Some media formats do not use ISBNs for identification, so things like videos,
DVDs, and music may not show an InfoSoup link under their title. The second script
to download below will help in some regard, but, basically, the Library Lookup
script is most effective when searching for books.
If you would like to be able to use the InfoSoup Library Lookup scripts, follow
these steps:
- Get Firefox (if you don't already
have it).
This script requires Firefox 1.5 or higher. Click on the link in the
green Download Firefox box.
- Download and install Greasemonkey.
Click
on the Install Now link in the green box. You will be told to close your browser
in order for Greasemonkey to be completely installed.
- Download the InfoSoup Amazon Linky script.
When you click on the above link, the script will open. You will see something
like this at the top of the page:
Click on the Install button as shown.
- Download the InfoSoup Amazon Linky script
for UPC conversion.
This script is helpful when looking for formats other than books. Follow the
installation steps included in #3 above.
Now you're ready to search Amazon.com and find what's available in InfoSoup at the same time. Congratulations!