Is there a way to search only books available in nearby libraries in Google Books?
Best Answer
No, Google does not display that information. However, the Worldcat webapphttp://www.worldcat.org/ will do what you want. In their own words:
WorldCat.org lets you search the
collections of libraries in your
community and thousands more around
the world. WorldCat grows every day
thanks to the efforts of librarians
and other information professionals.
If you select a "shelf" of books, then pull down the Options tab, you'll find an "export to XML" option. I was able to read that XML file with Excel 2003 and it generated a table containing the titles, ISBNs, etc. That spreadsheet is a good start, or you could export that as .CSV and pretty much anything will read that.
Best Answer
No, Google does not display that information. However, the Worldcat webapp http://www.worldcat.org/ will do what you want. In their own words:
You can see if your local libraries are indexed by searching for your library or town here.