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ISBN Search: Modify the URL from an Actual Search

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Perform a search in Franklin for ISBN 0434305588* (the 1973 Bodley Head edition of The Quiet American).

1. In the Search for field, type ISBN 8125903186

Keep the space between ISBN and the number.

If the ISBN includes a hyphen, delete it.

2. In the Search by field, select Keyword

The resulting URL could be:

http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=ISBN+0434305588&SL=None&Search_Code=CMD&PID=29838&SEQ=20030616104036&CNT=50&HIST=1
(You will find that your session numbers are different: Aha!)

Here'sthe breakdown for that URL:

http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/
- the server.
cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?
- path and filename for the program that runs the search.
Search_Arg=ISBN+0434305588
- search argument: what you typed in the search field
&SL=None
- no search limits
&Search_Code=CMD
- Voyager code for keyword search (command search)
&PID=29838
- session info
&SEQ=20030616104036
- more session info
&CNT=50
- count: how many records will be shown.
&HIST=1
- the last piece of session info

Each parameter - after DB=local - begins with &

...and here's how to modify it:

http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/
cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?
Add: DB=local
- tells Voyager to search Franklin
Add: &
- starts each parameter after DB=local
Search_Arg=ISBN+0434305588
&SL=None
&Search_Code=CMD
Delete &PID and &SEQ parameters
&CNT=50
Delete &HIST parmeter

The modified URL is:

http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu/ cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&Search_Arg=ISBN+0434305588&SL=None&Search_Code=CMD&CNT=50

No spaces!

*Click here for information about the advantage and drawback of an ISBN/ISSN search.

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