The Library’s Homepage:
See a sample homepage link.
This is the first place patrons come when hunting for a title. “Find All Books” or “Find All Serials” will connect them to comprehensive Bowker databases, rather than a limited universe. There they can search all title information plus check to see if the book, video, audio book, or serial is in your Library -- or perhaps another branch -- with Hooks to Holdings.
E-Resources/Databases Main Page
See a sample of a text link with a short description.
See a sample of a logo with a mouseover description.
Another great location for links to your Bowker subscriptions is the main page of the E-Resources, Databases, or “Websites” section of your Library’s website. Consider placing a link, description, and possibly a logo in a more visible location on the main e-resources page, preferably no more than one click away from your homepage.
Up-to-date logos and descriptions of all Bowker products can be found in the Website Materials section. If the constraints of your website require that logos be a specific size or shape, feel free to contact Randy Heller with your specs for custom-fitted graphics for your site.
E-Resources/Databases Category Pages
Bowker resources are broad enough to fit under virtually every category in the databases section of your site. You might list BooksInPrint.com™ or globalBooksInPrint.com® under every category for book, video, and audio-book titles. For example, bibliographic information on thousands of biology titles is available. Why not list under “Biology?” Or you might create a general category: Search All U.S. Titles or Search All Titles.
Help patrons find the most comprehensive resource for serials. BooksInPrint.com™ covers all regular, irregular, scholarly, trade, business, and consumer magazines, newspapers, etc, in every subject. From their search results, patrons can connect to your full-text serials resources and other serials partners for more information, to view articles, etc. You might list BooksInPrint.com™ under each subject category, or create a special, general category, such as: Search all Serials, where patrons can find thousands of serials titles from all over the world!
Link patrons directly to special “reading rooms” on BooksInPrint.com™ and globalBooksInPrint.com®
Patrons will be able to enjoy the rich, added value in Bowker’s databases ... as soon as they discover it!
Link your patrons directly to special features in “rooms” that we've created just for them, and be sure to draw interest with quick descriptions, such as the ones offered here:
The Children’s Room -- search K-12 literature by age, find multi-media resources, link to dozens of fun reading sites for kids
Author Biographies -- learn about your favorite authors and link to bibliographic info on all editions of their titles
Forthcoming Books -- find out what’s coming next from your favorite author or on your research topic
The Fiction Room -- search by series, get fun facts and trivia on your favorite fictional titles and characters.
Awards -- search by Award and year to find critically acclaimed titles in any subject.
Bestseller Lists -- search back a hundred years and more to find a complete history of bestellers from a long list of sources from the Publisher’s Weekly to the New York Times.
