Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data

1. Doug McMillan Commercial DirectorR.R. BowkerCONCERT 2002 Trends in the delivery of Bibliographic data

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

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

26. Integrated features • Link to local Holdings • Lists • Order download • Marc21 or Ascii download format

27. 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

30. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

50. 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