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Trends in the delivery of
Bibliographic data
Doug McMillan
Commercial Director
R.R. Bowker
CONCERT 2002
Agenda
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Bowker the company
Bowker the product
Changes in delivery format
Trends in collection, analysis and integration
Focus on the delivery of an integrated solution
Demonstration of integrated features
Future trends
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Bowker - Overview
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Bowker established core business over 100
years ago
The American Catalog published 1880
Books In Print first introduced in 1948
Ulrich’s in 1953
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Established and maintain the US ISBN agency
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Overview Bowker - Core products
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Books in Print - 3.4 Million US records, In Print,
Out of Print, forthcoming, Audio and video and
Publisher database
Global Books in Print - complete US file plus
UK, Canadian, Australian - 6.8 Million records
Ulrichs - 260,000 serials from around the world the most comprehensive single source of
Journal data
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Move with the times …..
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Long history of compiling and delivering
objective data to libraries
Formats:
Late 1900s Print - Multi volume - authoritative
but cumbersome, slow to search and retrieve
1980s CD - fast, networkable etc but data
capacity restricted
1990s Online - no restrictions
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Bowker Strategy
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To Deliver objective, comprehensive and
accurate Book and Journal data to libraries
throughout the world
Embrace continuing developments in
compilation and delivery
Enhance data through Standardisation
To adapt to the needs and demands of
Librarians
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Bowker - Market Position
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Customers are all major Libraries and consortia, book
retailers, publishers and library systems
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Barnes & Noble, Borders
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NY Public, Hong Kong and Singapore Public
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KERIS, CONCERT, FINELIB
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Harpercollins, J. Wiley & Sons
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Single independent link between Librarians, publishers,
and retailers
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Trends
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Collection of Data
 ONIX, Standard file formats
 Standard name conventions
 Value added data; Covers, TOCs, etc.
Analysis of Data
 From ISBN verification to purchase tool
 Access value added data and links
 Manage, maintain and develop a collection
 Integration
 Hooks to Holdings
 Lists
 Linking
 Online ordering systems
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Collection of Data
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ONIX data standard
 Roll outs and data is improved
 Expansion to other types of products; video, music,
serials
 International adoption
Standard names
 Author names
 Publisher names
 Field by field standardization
Value Added data
 Covers
 Table of contents
 Audio clips
 Author information
 Reviews and Review citations
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Analysis of Data
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Most comprehensive database for Book world
Collection Management
 In print, Out of Print and forthcoming
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From Verification to Purchase tool
 Now more than a pure title/ISBN search
 Compare prices
 Access reviews and author biographies
 Table of contents and Jacket covers
 Link to any publishers web site for further
information
 In short, all data required to make a qualified
purchase decision without recourse to other
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Integration
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Hooks to Holdings
 Link seamlessly from BIP or Global to local library
holding to check availability
Lists
 Create and Store lists
 Email list to professors for recommendations
 download for ordering
Online ordering systems
 Ease of use with functionality
 Material decrease in effort
 One size fits all
 Integration with shipping information
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Web Delivery?
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Print, Microfiche, CD -- Web
No restriction on content - adding real value to core
information - reviews, jackets, synopses, table of
contents
Extensive use of linking
Whole campus - can access single network of book
and journal data via IP - no more central holding of 9
volume print set
More frequently updated
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Globalbooksinprint.com
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US, UK, Australian and Canadian data
Objective, authoritative, comprehensive and
accurate
Over 6.8 million in print titles
Over 1.4 million out of print titles
Includes access to 120,000
e-booksinprint.com
165,000 publishers worldwide
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Rich content to
complement your online catalog
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Over 60,000 Tables of Contents
Over 650,000 full-text reviews
Over 200,000 book cover images
Over 700,000 annotations or synopses
Over 40,000 review citation
Over 10,000 author biographies
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Pop-up window asks “Do you
want to search Alibris’ Rare and
Out of Print database?”
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Integrated features
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Link to local Holdings
Lists
Order download
Marc21 or Ascii download format
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Expand your service to Patrons through Hooks to
Holdings
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Patrons can search or browse the most
comprehensive database of books -- remotely or
in the library -- and then link to your library’s
online catalog to check the availability of the title
Then they can e-mail the librarian designated in
your account to either hold the item, request it, or
ask that it be purchased
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Features to Help Collection Development &
Acquisitions
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List development -- add comments, e-mail to
colleagues, professors, departmental libraries or
other patrons or faculty with reviews and
annotations attached
Download lists into acquisition system for
ordering
Or Order Direct
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Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to Journal Content
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Comprehensive data on over 260,000 Journals,
magazines, Monographs and newspapers from
around the world
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Indispensable serials collection management
tool
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Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to Journal Content
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Over 260,000 serials from 80,000 publishers in
more than 200 countries
32,000 electronic full-text sources
More than 24,000 refereed serials
58,000 titles that have ceased publication
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Ulrichsweb.com: The Gateway to
Journal Content
Providing extensive links to:
• Tables of Contents
• Article abstracts
• Full text articles through Infotrieve
• Links to JCR Web, ScienceDirect,
Catchword, Northern Light
• Cutting edge technology with SFX
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Linking and integration
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ISI Journal citation reports
Serials solutions
Infotrieve, Science Direct and Catchword
80,000 Journal publisher URL’s
Coming soon
Ulrich’s serials management solution
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The Future: Trends
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Collection of Data
 Authoritative and Vetted Data
 Multiple Access Points
Analysis of Data
 Audience and Topical Granularity
 Niche Products and Services
 End user sales data
Integration
 Open system
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