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How to Create a Book Purchase Request using Books in Print?. http://www.booksinprint2.com. Opening the Books in Print. Simple Search. Simple Search Option: Type your book title, subject, year of publication or any keywords in the search Box and press SEARCH. Advanced Search.
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How to Create a Book Purchase Request using Books in Print? http://www.booksinprint2.com
Simple Search Option: Type your book title, subject, year of publication or any keywords in the search Box and press SEARCH
Select the format as Book , and select any other options to narrow the results like Books available In Print Select the status as In Print You can narrow down your search results by giving a Publication Range Enter your search terms according to the field selected Click the arrow and select your desired field to be searched Select the language from the drop down menu and press Add. Do it repeatedly to select multiple languages
Additional Filters After selecting all desired advance search filters Press Search Button or ENTER key through keyboard
ISBN Quick Search Smart way to search
ISBN Quick Search • Using Advance Search you can utilize ISBN Quick Search function using any of these two ways • Uploading a CSV file • Copy Paste or Type ISBNs • Remember: Maximum of 85 ISBNs can be uploaded or pasted/entered at a time
ISBN Quick Search First Method Uploading a CSV file
How to Create a CSV file? 1: Open MS Excel 2: Type or paste your ISBNs in one Column as shown (max 85 ISBNs). 4: Save your document selecting CSV file format as shown from the Save As Type menu. Give your file some name and press OK. 3: Remove additional Sheets like sheet2 and Sheet3 from the workbook.
How to Upload a CSV File 1: Click Browse and locate your CSV file 2: Click Search to upload and quick search all of the ISBNs provided in your CSV file.
Match/Verify search results Books in Print will show all the results found based on your ISBNs uploaded.
ISBN Quick Search Second Method Pasting or Typing your ISBNs
Manually typing or copy/pasting the ISBNs 1: Type of paste maximum of 85 ISBNs in this area 2: Click Search to quick search all of the ISBNs provided here
Match/Verify search results Books in Print will show all the results found based on your ISBNs typed or pasted.
The Search Results page is divided into 3 areas 1:- Show/hide able Cloud Area 2:- Original Search Results Area 3:- Refine By Area
Cloud Area: Discover • The word cloud in the left panel shows you related terms, spelling variations and translations of your search terms. • Click on words in the word cloud to change your search criteria and explore the contents of Books in Print. Here you can Show or Hide Cloud Area
The results are refined according to the your selected sub discipline found in cloud. You can go back to your main subject shown in Orange Color any time
The right panel displays terms found within the records of your results. Click on any term to focus and narrow your results
Scroll down the result page to see various options to refine your search like, publication date, edition information etc. click any one to refine
Results can be sorted according to Title, author, year of pub etc.
Understanding the symbols used at Search results Page This symbol shows that the book has various editions. So, this symbol can be clicked to see the available editions. The books with this symbol has no editions and can be selected directly using the check box as shown.
Multiple editions of a specific book Can be seen after clicking the Edition Icon From the main search result page
View and Choose a Specific Edition No. from the Refine By menu
Book Details Page Please Check this box prior to clicking the Search Library Catalog You may also search library catalog to know about the existing copies to avoid duplication before selecting the book to order. You may also read the Professional Reviews and Author Biographies. Click any one to read more.
Select the Option Button by Clicking Type the Number of Copies you need to Purchase
After selecting the book, a new menu bar will appear. Click create new list
Accessing the Links Click List Hyperlink to see the lists already created
Sending the List(s) to the Deanship of Library Affairs • The lists will only be sent to the Deanship of Library Affairs at library@ud.edu.sa • The lists prepared by the prescribed procedure will be considered for purchase. • Lists sent to any other e-mail or through any other post in any other format will not be entertained. • The book purchase requests will be sent as attachment to the e-mail cited above.