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Hot
Off the Press!
Professional
Product Interfaces
An
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In
May, users of Professional BooksInPrint.com, GlobalBooksInPrint.com,
SpanishBooksInPrint.com and ChildrensBooksInPrint.com
will notice that our products have been given
a face-lift!
| Streamlined Workflow Features are the focus of the new design. To aid librarians with workflow and time management, Bowker has simplified the interfaces of our products with a more easy-to-understand, easy-to-use format. Streamlined features include new features tabs (View Selected Items, Search My Library’s Catalog, Add to List, Download, Print, Email) at the top and bottom of each search results page and full description page. New pop-up windows are also utilized to display even more detailed information without taking the user away from the page being viewed. |
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W
E L C O M E !
 Happy
National Library Week and welcome to the 3rd Edition
of the Bowker Library Bulletin -- where you will
always find helpful Bowker product updates and information
to streamline your workflow and save time for your library
staff. Please forward this newsletter to everyone in
your library who works with Bowker products like ulrichsweb.com
and BooksInPrint.com. We are also very happy to see
how many BooksInPrint.com subscribers are offering PatronBooksInPrint.com to their patrons! We want to help you increase Patron
usage of the library, which is why we offer PatronBooksInPrint.com to BooksInPrint.com subscribers at no additional charge.
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& to See Our PLA Photo Album
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Ulrichsweb.com
Spring 2004 Enhancement
OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS SHOWCASED IN ULRICHSWEB.COM
Open Access Journals (OAJ) are online collections of academic and scholarly research made available at no direct charge to the reader. Open Access publishing is a new push in academic and scholarly publishing that brings publicly-funded research articles directly to anyone with an Internet connection. The Public Library of Science (PLoS), Biomed Central, and SPARC are just a few of the publishing efforts that are bringing Open Access Journals to independent researchers, librarians, and library patrons. There are approximately 800 OAJ currently being made available worldwide.
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Bowker's Recommended List
Bowker’s BookWire, the book industry resource, is pleased to share with you the Bowker's Recommended List program. Bowker's Recommended List, a free monthly e-mail service, will bring you 25 recommended, subject-specific titles to the e-mail address of your choice. Past subjects include Children’s, War & Terrorism, Horror, Suspense & Mystery, Romance, Self-Help, and Books for the Holidays.
 April's Recommended List, featuring books about Poetry and Art, can be found on BookWire.com. Each list will provide the title, ISBN, price, book cover picture, and an Order Now button. Use the Recommended List to learn about brand new titles in unique subject classifications pertaining to the time of year and to world events. From Gardening to Father’s Day, Bowker's Recommended List will help you spotlight titles your patrons will love.
Sign up for this free service today!
Recommended List Sign-up
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Patron VS Professional
With the complimentary inclusion of PatronBooksInPrint.com with every BooksInPrint.com subscription, you may be left wondering ... what's the difference?
Beyond the fact that PatronBooksInPrint.com is inherently more intuitive and user-friendly for your patrons, the new interface offers patron-specific features such as cover images on the search results, the ability to browse by both fictional and children's genre, and the option to search by favorite recurring character (from Sherlock Holmes to Snoopy).
On the other hand, BooksInPrint.com Professional is now designed just for librarians! Easier workflow features and professional enhancements create a product that can fit into your everyday workflow. Take advantage of the downloadable records, stock and availability information, direct ordering, and the Forthcoming Book Room.
For the most complete analysis of what each of these products have to offer, including a handy side-by-side comparison chart, visit our BooksInPrint.com Comparison page.
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Join the Scavenger Hunt!
 During the month of May we will be conducting a very special contest for libraries and their patrons -- a Scavenger Hunt!
By following a link on the homepage of PatronBooksInPrint.com, your patrons will have a chance to answer several questions. Those who get all answers correct will be placed in a random drawing. Winners will receive a $50 BarnesAndNoble.com gift certificate, and their library will receive $500 to spend on books and materials. You can't win unless they play, so encourage your patrons to use PatronBooksInPrint.com today and throughout the month of May! It's a "Win Win" for both you and your patrons!
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Free Promotional Materials
For your library newsletter!
Or website ... or local paper!
Feedback we've received from our customers tells us that the most common way to promote your database subscriptions is through your library newsletter, website, or local paper. To aid in this process, Bowker has developed free promotional materials to make your patrons aware of your subscriptions.
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F U N F A C T :
Think you know your library history?
What year was the world's first library school founded?
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LIS Professors and Adjunct Professors!
Please sign up to take part in Bowker's NEW Library School Support Program. We will be sending you information in May that will enable you to integrate Bowker's librarian-centric database tools into your curriculum. Watch for more news coming to your e-mail box in the next few weeks and months!
Go Here to Sign Up Now!
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