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Re:1.3B Worldcat scrape and data science mini-competition by dwringer on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:16PM (#37770188)
As someone who's worked in the field of used books, I can say from personal experience that's not quite true. It's pretty common to have to type in an ISBN for a variety of reasons. Many times the barcodes have been covered up or defaced, and many publications don't have barcodes in the first place.
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Re:1.3B Worldcat scrape and data science mini-competition by amelius on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:22PM (#37770270)
It was true, for sure. But the question is, is it still true?
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Re:1.3B Worldcat scrape and data science mini-competition by bambax on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @03:43PM (#37770553)
Schools often ask for a specific edition of a classic book and the only way to be reasonably sure you're buying the correct one is to search by ISBN.
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Re:1.3B Worldcat scrape and data science mini-competition by amelius on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @04:35PM (#37771339)
Well, just copy and paste from the email you got from school.

I mean, if IT can do anything, it is to solve this problem.

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Re:1.3B Worldcat scrape and data science mini-competition by greenie_beans on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:17PM (#37773836)
same
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