Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data Doug

Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data Doug Mc. Millan Commercial Director R. R. Bowker CONCERT 2002

Agenda & & & & 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 2

Bowker - Overview & Bowker established core business over 100 years ago The American Catalog published 1880 Books In Print first introduced in 1948 Ulrich’s in 1953 & Established and maintain the US ISBN agency & & & 3

Overview Bowker - Core products & & & 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 4

Move with the times …. . & & & Long history of compiling and delivering objective data to libraries Formats: Late 1900 s Print - Multi volume - authoritative but cumbersome, slow to search and retrieve 1980 s CD - fast, networkable etc but data capacity restricted 1990 s Online - no restrictions 5

Bowker Strategy & & 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 6

Bowker - Market Position & Customers are all major Libraries and consortia, book retailers, publishers and library systems & Barnes & Noble, Borders & NY Public, Hong Kong and Singapore Public & KERIS, CONCERT, FINELIB & Harpercollins, J. Wiley & Sons & Single independent link between Librarians, publishers, and retailers 7

Trends & & 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 8

Collection of Data & & & 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 9

Analysis of Data & Most comprehensive database for Book world Collection Management & In print, Out of Print and forthcoming & 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 sources 10

Integration & & & 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 11

Web Delivery? & & & 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 12

Globalbooksinprint. com & & & & 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 13

Rich content to complement your online catalog & & & 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 14

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Pop-up window asks “Do you want to search Alibris’ Rare and Out of Print database? ” 24

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Integrated features & & Link to local Holdings Lists Order download Marc 21 or Ascii download format 26

Expand your service to Patrons through Hooks to Holdings & & 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 27

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Features to Help Collection Development & Acquisitions & & & 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 30

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Ulrichsweb. com: The Gateway to Journal Content & Comprehensive data on over 260, 000 Journals, magazines, Monographs and newspapers from around the world & Indispensable serials collection management tool 34

Ulrichsweb. com: The Gateway to Journal Content & & 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 35

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, Science. Direct, Catchword, Northern Light • Cutting edge technology with SFX 36

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Linking and integration & & & ISI Journal citation reports Serials solutions Infotrieve, Science Direct and Catchword 80, 000 Journal publisher URL’s Coming soon Ulrich’s serials management solution 50

The Future: Trends & & & 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 51