Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data

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Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data

• Doug McMillan
• Commercial DirectorR.R. BowkerCONCERT 2002

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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

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Bowker - Overview

• Bowker established core business over 100 years
  ago
• The American Catalog published 1880
• Books In Print first introduced in 1948
• Ulrichs in 1953
• Established and maintain the US ISBN agency

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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

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Move with the times ..

• 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

• 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

• 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

• 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

• Patrons can search or browse the most
  comprehensive database of books -- remotely or in
  the library -- and then link to your librarys
  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

• 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

• Comprehensive data on over 260,000 Journals,
  magazines, Monographs and newspapers from around
  the world
• Indispensable serials collection management tool

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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

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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

• ISI Journal citation reports
• Serials solutions
• Infotrieve, Science Direct and Catchword
• 80,000 Journal publisher URLs
• Coming soon
• Ulrichs serials management solution

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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