The author of Business::ISBN is looking for a grant from the Perl foundation to update the module to work with 13 digit ISBNs. Business::ISBN is an essential tool for working with ISBNs. If you use the module brian would appreciate it if you could send him a note about how you are using it. Any testimonials will assist him in obtaining the grant. brian d foy can be reached at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] A draft of his grant proposal is below. //Ed -- DRAFT GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE PERL FOUNDATION November 23, 2004 Name brian d foy Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Synopsis Update Business::ISBN for the 13-digit ISBN format and Amazon.com web services and WorldCat Benefits to the Perl Community I wrote the Business::ISBN module in XXXX, and since then it has become a staple for programmers working in the book business, including publishers, retailers, and librarians. I worked in the US and only programmed the 10 digit stuff that I needed. The ISBN Agency (www.isbn.org) has recently announced that the 13 digit ISBN should become the standard for US publishers (instead of the 10 digit version currently in use) so they match the rest of the world. The current version of Business::ISBN does not support this. Many users of Business::ISBN have said they would like to integrate other ISBN tasks, such as Amazon.com and WorldCat lookups. http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/default.htm http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=3435361 Deliverables The namespace will change from Business:: to Biblio::. I will deliver Biblio::ISBN 1.0 which will treat 10 digit (legacy) and 13 digit ISBNs on equal footing. I will update Biblio::ISBN::Data for the latest list of country and publisher codes. Additionally, I will add methods to integrate Business::ISBN with Amazon.com web services and WorldCat so an ISBN object can lookup book information from these sources. Project Schedule This project can start in December, and should take two to three weeks to research, code, test, and upload. Bio I'm the original author of Business::ISBN. Amount requested $1000