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Hot
Off the Press!
ebrary & Bowker - an extended partnership! |
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In another step toward providing the best access for library patrons, Bowker and ebrary, a leading content provider, have renewed their contract to provide access to full-text titles through your BooksInPrint.com, PatronBooksInPrint.com, and GlobalBooksInPrint.com subscriptions. In other words, any Bowker subscriber has the ability to preview over 12,400 full-text titles by simply clicking on the ebrary logo ( ) to the left of a title in the any search results listing. |
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By clicking this link, you will easily be able to open the text once you have downloaded the free ebrary Reader. Subscribers to both ebrary and Bowker will benefit from even more added functionality. Users can conduct extensive research by searching keywords or phrases through books, encyclopedias, maps and other documents spanning practical, professional and educational subject areas.
To aid in research, full-text ebrary documents can be highlighted, annotated, and saved on a personal electronic bookshelf for future reference. With Bowker and ebrary working together, your library is now armed with the resources it needs to meet the demand of full-text access. For more information about making the ebrary-Bowker connection, please write to orderinfo@bowker.com.
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W
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Bowker Book Blankets &
Wonderful Wizards at ALA!
This year, Bowker Booth #802 is expecting a very famous visitor! Stop by for hourly presentations and meet our honored guest. He will be educating librarians on all things PatronBooksInPrint.com.
A Bowker Book Blanket will be awarded hourly during ALA -- perfect for outdoor summer reading!
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Outdated Website Descriptions - a "Communications Crime" Running Rampant!
ARE YOU GUILTY?
Over the past few months, Bowker’s marketing assistant has been visiting the websites of libraries around the world. Her conclusion -- it’s criminal!
Lighthearted Librarians should stop reading now! Go any farther and you may regret it!
Well, okay you asked for it ... Bowker product descriptions on library websites all over the globe are ... (Dunt ... Dunt ... Dunn) ... OUTDATED!
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Coming to a Mailbox Near YOU
PatronBooksInPrint.com tent cards are coming to a mailbox near you. In the coming weeks, three PatronBooksInPrint.com tent cards will be mailed to the "Library Director" at every library that is a BooksInPrint.com customer (PatronBooksInPrint.com is complimentary with all BooksInPrint.com subscriptions).
Use these tent cards next to your computer terminals to introduce your patrons to all the great features PatronBooksInPrint.com has to offer. Encourage your patrons to use PatronBooksInPrint.com to find the perfect title -- whether it's the latest Pulitzer Prize winner, a bestseller from 1920, or a title in their favorite series! Just in case you miss the mail drop, stop by our booth at ALA (#802) and pick up a few!
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Winner of the Bowker/Ulrich's Serials Librarianship Award
 Pamela Bluh, a dedicated law librarian for over 35 years, was selected as the winner of the 2004 Bowker/Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award. This year marks the first time a law librarian has been recognized with this honor.
The Bowker/Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to serials librarianship. This award is granted annually by the the Serials Section of the American Library Association’s Association for Library Collection and Technical Services Division (ALCTS), and is sponsored by R.R. Bowker.
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Bowker in the Media
As reported on MSNBC, in the Miami Herald, on the AP Wire, and in Publishers Weekly ...
Bowker’s resident publishing industry expert, Andrew Grabois, recently released his annual "Year in Review -- Book Publishing." Compiling statistics from the authoritative, unbiased bibliographic database -- Books In Print®, Grabois analyzed book production figures to produce an overview of the book publishing trends of 2003.
Did you know that the year 2003 saw the average book price go down, but brought with it an overall increase in the number of books produced?
Click to View the Full Analysis
Some fun facts include:
- 10,877 new publishers registered for International Standard Book Numbers in 2003, an increase of 226 (2.1%) over 2002.
- California is home to 16,787 publishers, far more than any other state, and more than double the 7,371 located in New York State. New York City still leads all U.S. cities and 45 of 50 states with 3,347 publishers.
- 51% of all new titles published in 2003 by the three largest print-on-demand publishers were fiction, poetry or drama. These categories accounted for 57% of all titles published since 1998 by the same POD houses.
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F U N F A C T :
Which U.S. President had this to say?
"Politics is not a bad profession.
If you succeed there are many rewards,
if you
disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
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CONGRATULATIONS!
It PAYS to Read Your Bowker E-mail
Bowker would like to thank all those who have participated in our April and May customer surveys. Your feedback helps shape the future of Bowker and our products. In appreciation of your time and effort, Bowker would like to congratulate the following librarians who won $50 American Express Gift Cheques for their participation. If you have not already been contacted and your name appears below, please e-mail Meghan.Nering@Bowker.com.
April BooksInPrint.com & GlobalBooksInPrint.com
Product Enhancement Survey |
Cynthia Steinhoff
Joanna Mitchell
Linda Cannon
Barbara Miller
David Schuster
Brian Collier
Robert Burnley
Fran Wilson
Cathy Evans
Beth Joress
Joseph E. Saad
Elaine Y. Dobbin
Jennifer Bull
Susan Fox
Rosanna Brown
Anita Woollard
Janet B. Belanger
Cendrella Habre
Steve Helm
Graeme Victoria
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Anne Arundel Community College
Northern Michigan University
Joplin Public Library
State Library of PA
Plano ISD
Marist School
Klinger Middle School
Colorado State University Bookstore
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Emerson College Library
Grant MacEwan College
Whitby Public Library
Hammond Public Library
Gillette Company
Lassen Community College Library
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Northeastern University Libraries
Lebanese American University
Radford University
University of Technology |
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| May Reader’s Advisory Survey |
Robert Burnley
David Byrne
Martha Lear
Marjorie Joseph
Sue Ayers
Marilyn Schulte
Roleeta Nandan
Gloria Gehrman
Amy Cassidy
Walt Lessun |
Klinger Middle School Library
Piper Rudnick
Mid-Continent Public Library
Univ. of TN Space Institute
Clyde-Savannah Public Library
Saline County Library
Glenview Public Library
Eugene Public Library
Charles Wright Academy Middle School Library
Gogebic Community College |
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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 soon 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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