W E L C O M E !
to the Premier Issue of the Bowker Library Bulletin!

It is our hope to support Librarians with unprecedented access to product knowledge, tools, and materials that will enable you to make the most out of every Bowker subscription.

In this bulletin, you will learn about exciting new product enhancements for some of our databases, as well as about a powerful new website built just for Librarians.

What’s more, you’ll hear from some of your fellow librarians regarding successes they’ve had using Bowker websites to save time and/or money on the job.

Calling All Librarians!

Check out a brand new website created especially to help libraries get the most value out of every online Bowker database subscription!

It's BowkerSupport.com

Here are just a few of the great resources you’ll find there:

While there, take a moment to fill out a survey to help us improve our services to you and you could win a $50 American Express Gift check.

Do Any of Your Patrons
Read in Spanish?

Just in case you haven't heard the great news -- spanishbooksinprint.com is now available for any library with a need to find the best Spanish-language titles for students or patrons. Read reviews from Criticas Magazine, see book descriptions in English, and source titles with convenient distributors in your own country!

Spanishbooksinprint.com is very reasonably priced for schools, publics, or any library that cannot afford the full version of globalbooksinprint.com, where all of these Spanish-language titles are also available. Order today, and we’ll send along a FREE poster for your library, encouraging your patrons to “Lea en Español!”

Consortia Evaluation
for Serials Collections

Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System, the applauded new time- and money-saving serials collection evaluation and reporting tool from Bowker, now offers reporting capabilities and features designed specifically for consortia reporting. Evaluate the serials collections of any individual library, the entire consortium, or compare a member library to the rest of the consortium. Read more!

Forthcoming Books Go Global

Now globalbooksinprint.com offers a truly global Forthcoming Books Room, where you can see upcoming titles in all markets. Find it on the homepage!

Globalbooksinprint.com subscribers, you can check it out now!

Want FREE Color Artwork?

Bowker is now offering a collection of colorful new posters for your library. Spice up your book stacks with these posters today ... free of charge!

Check out our Poster Page

Easier Acquisitions

New availability status indicators clear up confusion. No need to worry about whether a title can be purchased for the Library! Once you arrive at title information, you will see new terms like, "Readily Available", "Available for Order," and "Hard to Find." A title may be out of print, but if it’s still in stock with a vendor, it’s labeled "Available for Order."

Take a look for new availability status indicators during your next search at: booksinprint.com, globalbooksinprint.com, childrensbooksinprint.com, OR spanishbooksinprint.com.

Powerful Search Advantage

Now you can set your own Advanced Search defaults! Your library’s account administrator may select the default starting criteria for Advanced Search for all of your users.

Click a website below to learn how to set this up for your account:

- booksinprint.com
- globalbooksinprint.com
- childrensbooksinprint.com

Offer for Special, Corporate, Academic, & Government
Libraries ...

If your patrons have a need for statistical data reports in the publishing area, we’ve got great news for you! Bowker has recently acquired Simba Information from Primedia (see the press release).

We have a special offer to celebrate this new relationship going on through December 31st. Click here to learn how you can celebrate with savings on any new Simba Databook or Newsletter purchase!

"Do We Have That?"

Hooks to Holdings allows you or a patron to search a Bowker database using more than 30 criteria -- including Award wins, Bestseller mentions, Bindings, and more -- then check your library's holdings to see if the library has a specific book, audiobook, video, or serial, and in some cases, even whether it's on the shelf!

Using Hooks to Holdings, you can search your own library's catalog, another library in your system, or even WorldCat (if you are a subscriber).

Visit BowkerSupport.com today to learn how to set up Hooks to Holdings for the Bowker products you subscribe to. It's easy to use, and there's no additional charge!