W E L C O M E !
from Sunny San Diego

We want to thank everyone who visited us at ALA in January. Wasn't the weather beautiful? I know I really enjoyed the seafood, not to mention those bike taxies in the fresh San Diego air!

Many of you at ALA expressed enthusiasm regarding our new support site at BowkerSupport.com, which only confirms that we're on the right track. It also confirms our suspicion that librarians are fantastic communicators. Your feedback is directly responsible for helping Bowker to re-focus on more of your real issues and needs.

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James Bond X 188

Did you know that there have been 188 books published about James Bond?

Did you know that there are 283 fictional titles about the state of New Jersey?

Did you know that with Bowker’s Guide to Characters in Fiction™, you have access to detailed bibliographic information on all of these titles?

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Big Ben, High Tea,
and the London Book Fair

If you're a globalbooksinprint.com® subscriber, you may have noticed a new feature on both the home and search results pages of the site.

Until March 2004, Bowker and the London Book Fair are offering enhanced book and publisher listings on globalbooksinprint.com.

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Something Magical at PLA

Bowker Launches a product ... and unleashes some magic at PLA!

Something magical is happening at PLA this month. Bowker’s booth (2306) will be visited by a very exciting character! We won't reveal his name, but here are some clues: he's quite famous; he's a featured "wise man" in a very famous trilogy; and a movie about his adventures could possibly win an Oscar this year!

In his mystical wisdom, he will be unveiling a far superior way for your patrons to discover the exact book, audio book, or video they're seeking. It's a brand new product from Bowker, and this wise seer will show you why it is destined to be a tool that patrons will be magnetically drawn to!

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You've Got Mail!
BIP Alert E-mail, That Is

Would you like to be the first to know about the release of a new book by your favorite author? ... or a book named by your favorite television book club? ... or a book reviewed by your favorite source?

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Magazines for Libraries

Since 1969, serials librarians have relied on Bowker’s Magazines for Libraries™ as a serials reference tool that is crucial to the collection development process.

This year, Bowker is proud to announce the addition of new content and added features that will arm you with even more essential information to build and maintain a quality collection that best meets the needs of your library’s users.

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Ulrich's Serials Analysis System
Winter 2004 Enhancements

Winter 2004 brings revised functionality and new features to Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System that will provide even more serials access information. Enhancements include more options for uploading files, the addition of two free-text Notes fields, and Abstracting and Indexing Data displays by resource format and status.

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Coming Soon!
Product-Specific Training

Maybe you’re new to Bowker, maybe you’re not. Either way, we know it’s hard to keep up with the ever-evolving family of Bowker products. Most librarians are pleasantly surprised at the wealth of functionality they weren't aware of -- even in products they use every day. With all the enhancements and new features (not to mention new product launches), how do you keep track?

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We're Looking for Volunteers

Bowker wants to help YOU get the most out of your Bowker product subscriptions. To keep you informed of product enhancements and features, we have created the Bowker Bulletin. To provide product information and extra support, we have created BowkerSupport.com. To share in your love of books, we created free Bowker artwork for your library. To better understand your needs, we have sponsored numerous customer surveys.

But that is NOT enough ...

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F U N   F A C T :

Think you know your libraries?

How many libraries are there in the United States?

And the Winner Is ...

Bowker would like to congratulate the following librarians, all of whom were selected as prize winners for the below-listed Bowker sponsored activities:

Diane P. Vinish, head of technical services at Saskatoon Public Library, won an American Express Gift Cheque for filling out our globalbooksinprint.com® MARC Records Survey.

Maine’s Blue Hill Public Library director, Richard Boulet, won an American Express Gift Cheque for filling out our booksinprint.com™ MARC Records Survey.

Simon Bevan of Kings Norton Library at Cranfield University, UK won an American Express Gift Cheque for filling out our ulrichsweb.com™ MARC Records Survey.

For attending our ALA Technology Showcase, Caroline Long from George Washington University won travel re-imbursement for ALA Summer.

Dean Beth Paskoff, of the School of Library & Information Science at Louisiana State University, won an indoor/outdoor library banner during the "Morning Break with Bowker" at ALISE. (click to view the banner)

We would like to thank everyone who participated in the customer surveys and who attended both the ALA Technology Showcase presentation and the ALISE Morning Break with Bowker. Your continued feedback is the driving force behind improving all Bowker products. For a chance to be our next winner, please visit BowkerSupport.com and take our latest customer survey!

LIS Professors and Adjunct Professors!

Please sign up to take part in Bowker's NEW Library School Support Program. We will be sending you information in April that will enable you to integrate Bowker's librarian-centric database tools into your curriculum. Watch for more news coming to your e-mail box in the next few weeks and months!

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