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| OCTOBER 2006 |
| Bowker is excited to add Ingram to the inventory options featured on the Stock and Availability page found on BooksInPrint.com. This new enhancement is exclusively for library subscribers.
Now, when you select a title and view the Full Description, status from Ingram will appear under the stock and availability tab of those records for which Ingram has provided inventory information.
Additionally, Ingram is now a search limiter under the vender options on the Advanced Search page. This allows you to search for books only distributed by Ingram.
For further information on this new enhancement, please contact John.Krafty@Bowker.com.
More details about BooksInPrint's Stock and Availability feature can be learned during a remote training session. Visit BowkerTraining.com for more information. |
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| JANUARY 2006 |
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Fiction Connection
The homepage and fiction room of BooksInPrint.com now features a new readers' advisory resource that is available to all BookInPrint.com customers. Fiction Connection, an easy-to-use tool which will allow you to connect readers to titles you know they’ll love, is a complimentary enhancement with your BooksInPrint.com subscription. Now you can confidently recommend similar titles with the click of a mouse!
Fiction Connection is designed for use by you, your staff, patrons, and customers. The friendly interface allows users to enter any number of different search criteria (including title, author, ISBN, series, topic, bestseller lists, media mentions, awards, and more) to reveal a suggested reading list based on their interests. Browsing by topic, genre, setting, character, location, and timeframe is also available. Users can read summaries, reviews, and details about titles recommended and suggestions can printed or e-mailed for later review.
Users will be able to enter Fiction Connection through links on the BooksInPrint.com and PatronBooksInPrint.com homepages and fiction rooms, a separate link on your website, or remotely through a referral URL. In the event that you would like to set up a web page to link directly to Fiction Connection that differs from a page or URL already used for BooksInPrint.com, please contact Tech Support for additional assistance via e-mail at techsupport@bowker.com or by telephone at (800) 888-269-5372, Option 2. Otherwise, your regular username and password or IP authentication will allow you to enter the product. |
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| JULY 2005 |
1. ISBN-13 is Here!
In order to accommodate the growing number of books being published each year (last year alone more than 195,000 new titles and editions were published), beginning January 1, 2007, all 10-digit International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) will be converted to new 13-digit ISBNs.
As the United States ISBN Agency, Bowker is excited to introduce the new 13-digit ISBNs into BooksInPrint.com. You will now be able to search by both the 13-digit ISBN and the 10-digit ISBN (either with or without hyphens). Additionally, the ISBN-13 will appear on the full description page for every title with an ISBN-10. If you accidentally type in a 13-digit ISBN that is not valid, BooksInPrint.com will automatically alert you of this error.
For helpful links about the ISBN-13 transition and new screenshots of BooksInPrint.com, please visit our ISBN information page.
2. Lists - Made Easier
You spoke. We listened. Based on customer feedback, we have improved the process of adding items to a list. Once you create a new list, that list name is maintained in the list name drop down box for you to choose from the next time you click “Add to List”. These settings are maintained until changed by the user or until the user logs out. There is no more searching for your list every time you want to add records to an existing list.
3. Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) Linking
Through BooksInPrint.com you can now quickly and easily clear copyright permissions as you search for bibliographic information about specific books, journals and other copyrighted material. Simply select the “get permission” link featured on the Full Description (just beneath the blue tabs) and you will be taken to the appropriate permission service page on copyright.com. User and bibliographic information is automatically transferred from Bowker applications to copyright.com, eliminating the need to re-enter information or conduct another title search.
You can also limit your search (in the Advanced Search Screen) to only those items available through Copyright Clearance Center. Please follow this link to read the press release.
4. Book Collection Analysis Tools
Exciting new partnerships with H.W. Wilson and ACRL have allowed Bowker to develop Bowker's Book Analysis System - a collection development tool that will allow a qualitative analysis of your holdings without laborious, manual comparisons. This week, Bowker debuted the school and public library version which will compare your holdings against the H.W. Wilson Standard Catalogs and provide you with reports (drilled down to the thousands section of the Dewey Decimal classification) that you can use to identify gaps and duplicates within your collection. For more information, visit www.BowkersBookAnalysis.com.
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| MAY
2004 |
Debut
of BooksInPrint.com Professional
Now that your patrons have their own interface
to BooksInPrint.com -- www.PatronBooksInPrint.com
-- Bowker felt it was time to re-focus BooksInPrint.com
towards the needs of the professional. Debuting
in May is BooksInPrint.com Professional,
designed to aid in workflow and time management
while integrating seamlessly into your everyday
work habits. Headlining the new enhancements are
Streamlined Workflow features intended to provide
a more easy-to-use, user-friendly format of BooksInPrint.com.
The new Streamlined Workflow design includes
feature tabs at the top and bottom of each search
results page, as well as pop-up windows that allow
you to view even more detail about a feature without
taking you away from the page you're currently
viewing. For complete enhancement information
and a side by look at the old BooksInPrint.com
and the new BooksInPrint.com Professional, CLICK
HERE.
Enhanced
Listings for BookExpo America
Bowker is proud to have been named the database
of record for the industry’s premier publishing
and book trade show, BookExpo America, which takes
place this year in Chicago, Illinois. As a result
of this agreement, BooksInPrint.com is now offering
enhanced title listings on the search results
and details pages of the database for all BookExpo
America exhibitors. The enhanced listing includes
BookExpo America booth numbers and a direct link
to an exhibitor’s official listing in the
BookExpo Online Directory. Additionally, BooksInPrint.com
is featuring a new search limiter in both the
Quick Search and Advanced Search that will allow
users to limit searches by only those publishers
who are BookExpo America exhibitors.
New
Logos
Look for brand new PatronBooksInPrint.com and
BooksInPrint.com Professional logos on BowkerSupport.com.
Feel free to use these new logos as a way to differentiate
the products on your website.
Click
for PatronBooksInPrint.com logos
Click
for BooksInPrint.com Professional logos |
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| MARCH
2004 |
Patron
VS Professional
With
the complimentary inclusion of PatronBooksInPrint.com
with every BooksInPrint.com subscription, you
may be left wondering ... what's the difference?
Beyond
the fact that PatronBooksInPrint.com is
inherently more intuitive and user-friendly for
your patrons, the new interface offers patron-specific
features such as cover images on the search results,
the ability to browse by both fictional and children's
genre, and the option to search by favorite recurring
character (from Sherlock Holmes to Snoopy).
On
the other hand, BooksInPrint.com Professional
is now designed just for librarians! Easier workflow
features and professional enhancements create
a product that can fit into your everyday workflow.
Take advantage of the downloadable records, stock
and availability information, direct ordering,
and the Forthcoming Book Room.
For
the most complete analysis of what each of these
products have to offer, including a handy side-by-side
chart, visit our BooksInPrint.com
Comparison page. |
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| OCTOBER
2003 |
BIP
Alert Service
Be the first to learn about new releases -- Introducing
Bowker’s New BIP Alert Service! Enable staff
and patrons to save their own customized searches
and receive alerts when new items meeting their
criteria are released or added to the database.
CLICK
HERE to learn more about this exciting new
feature.
Personalized
Advanced Search Settings
Do you always want to search by ISBN? Or sort
search results by price? The default settings
on the Advanced Search page can now be modified
and saved for all users by the license administrator
in the My Account area. CLICK
HERE for more information.
Jump
to Full Description
Bypass the intermediate Search Results screen
when a search results in only one record being
found. When a search finds only one record, you
will be taken directly to the Full Description
page for that record.
Default
"Sort By" Setting on Search Results
Page
In response to requests for seeing the latest
titles first, the default sort setting on the
Search Results page has been changed to Publication
Date -- showing most recent titles first. |
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