OttoBib
Type of site | metasearch |
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Owner | jonathanotto.com |
Created by | Jonathan Otto |
URL | http://www.ottobib.com/ |
Registration | no |
Launched | January 2006 |
Current status | no longer operational |
OttoBib.com was a website with a free tool to generate an alphabetized
Background
OttoBib.com was started as a hobby project in 2006 by Jonathan Otto, a then 4th year undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, USA.[2] It was originally called "That's Crazy Hot!" but the name was quickly changed to OttoBib because the original title was "not suitable for the academic environment and consequently won't take off."[3]
The original inspiration for the site came from Seth Godin's January 3, 2006 blog post on "Stuck Systems", where he wrote:
A quick online search didn't turn up what seemed obvious to me: a free service that would allow a writer to type in all the ISBNs used in creating a paper and then generate two things:
- a bibliography based on looking up the data online and
- a web page that would allow the reader/teacher to see the books, their covers... etc.[4]
Functionality
OttoBib.com performed the two basic functions outlined. Marcus P. Zillman, an Internet information retrieval consultant and speaker said "this website is the start of a new paradigm of citing sources."[5] Jason Clarke, a writer and web developer, said OttoBib is a "tool that solves a simple problem in a simple manner."[6]
Developments
In January 2007, OttoBib introduced a
http://ottobib.com/isbn/0195117972/apa
to display
Patterson, J., (1997). Grand Expectations. Oxford Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press.
In February 2007, OttoBib introduced the ability to request citations in BibTeX and Wikipedia {{cite book}} formats.
As of April 2022, OttoBib is no longer operational.
See also
- Citation creator
- Bibliographic database
- Delicious Library
- ISBNdb.com
- Reference management software
References
- Lifehacker.com.
- ^ Web 2.0 Application Listings -- About the company
- ^ Jonathan Otto (January 13, 2006). "That's Crazy Hot!". OttoBib Blog. Archived from the original on 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
- ^ Stuck systems January 3, 2006 post on Seth Godin's Blog
- ^ Internet Happenings, Events and Sources December 11, 2006 post by Marcus P. Zillman, accessed December 24, 2006
- ^ Downloadsquad review posted Sep 20, 2006 by Jason Clarke